The Union County Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Union County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten matches.
On Wednesday, Union County didn't have too much trouble with Sonoraville as they won 75-59. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Phoenix are ranked 371st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe came up short against Ringgold on Tuesday and fell 64-51.
Union County pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
Union County strolled past Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 62-48. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe's Darian Keefe, who went 8 for 14 en route to 18 points and eight boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Union County still be able to contain Keefe? There's only one way to find out.
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