Union Area is 3-0 against St. Joseph since February of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Union Area Scotties will challenge the St. Joseph Spartans at 11:00 a.m. Union Area is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 13 games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Union Area walked away with it. They blew past the Raiders 56-13 on the road on Monday. Union Area has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
St. Joseph has not done well against Aquinas Academy recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. St. Joseph walked away with a 65-56 win over Aquinas Academy. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Julie Spinelli was her usual excellent self, scoring 32 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gia Richter, who scored 18 points along with two steals.
Union Area is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for St. Joseph, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-3.
Union Area strolled past St. Joseph in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 by a score of 55-40. Will Union Area repeat their success, or does St. Joseph have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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