The Slippery Rock Rockets and the Union Knights/Damsels will round out the year against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday at.
Last Friday, Slippery Rock was beaten by Butler 76-48. While losing is never fun, Slippery Rock can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 277th, while Butler is ranked 36th).
Union has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 21 points or more this season. They were the clear victor by a 54-33 margin over East Forest.
Trey Fleming was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds. That's the first time this season that he pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Gage Jordan, who scored nine points along with 16 rebounds and three steals.
Slippery Rock's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Union, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
