The Union Pines Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the Scotland Fighting Scots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Union Pines is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Two weeks ago, Union Pines strolled past Pinecrest with points to spare, taking the game 57-42. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Patriots are ranked 180th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ashanti Fox was her usual excellent self, putting up 30 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. That makes it eight consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Union Pines' points. Another player making a difference was Gianna Maheu, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Scotland). They breezed by Southern Lee to the tune of 81-51 on Tuesday. The Fighting Scots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Scotland is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.4 points per game. As for Union Pines, they pushed their record up to 17-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Union Pines took their win against Scotland in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 53-31. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union Pines since the team 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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