Union hasn't had much luck against Community Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Union Rockets will be playing at home against the Community Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
After dropping their season opener at home, Community Christian is headed out to face a Rockets team ready to give their home crowd a win. Union took a blow against Randolph Southern on Tuesday, falling 77-45. The Rockets just can't catch a break and have now endured five losses in a row dating back to last season.
Union's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lamar Schwartz, who went 9 for 16 en route to 19 points plus six rebounds and two steals, and Zyler Ogden, who scored six points plus seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Schwartz a new career-high in field goal percentage (56%). Noah Schmucker was another key player, scoring eight points in addition to five assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, Community Christian suffered their biggest loss since November 17, 2023 on Monday. They lost 62-39 to Anderson HomeSchool. The matchup marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The losing side was boosted by Brody Back, who went 7 for 11 en route to 20 points plus six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Abel Parsley, who had nine points.
Union was dealt a bruising 72-39 defeat at the hands of Community Christian when the teams last played back in January. Can Union avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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