Union County is 1-7 against Apollo since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Union County Braves will head out on the road to take on the Apollo Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Monday, Union County came up short against Hopkins County Central and fell 57-50.
Meanwhile, Apollo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were dealt a 66-24 loss at the hands of Owensboro Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Aces are ranked 20th).
Despite the defeat, Apollo saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Eriyah Curry went 5-for-8 en route to 14 points. Thanks to that strong game, Curry now owns an excellent 42.9% three-point shooting accuracy.
Apollo's loss dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Union County, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Union County strolled past Apollo in their previous meeting back in November of 2022 by a score of 50-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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