The Union Grove Lions and the Hughes Springs Mustangs will face off at 1:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Union Grove is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Christian Heritage 68-26. The victory was nothing new for the Lions as they're now sitting on three straight.
Hudson Wightman was his usual excellent self, going 8 for 10 en route to 20 points plus three steals. Wightman is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jace Roberts, who had eight points in addition to ten rebounds and two steals.
Union Grove smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, Hughes Springs put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Spring Hill as Hughes Springs made off with a 66-42 win. While the Mustangs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-23), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Hughes Springs pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Union Grove, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Union Grove beat Hughes Springs 59-52 in their previous meeting back in December of 2019. Will Union Grove repeat their success, or does Hughes Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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