Union City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 58-43 to the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Soaring Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Raiders are ranked 41st).
Union City's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Scotch Plains-Fanwood, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 19-4.
Coming up, Union City will face off against Montclair on February 27th. As for Scotch Plains-Fanwood, they will challenge The Pingry School at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Scotch Plains-Fanwood knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully The Pingry School likes a good challenge.
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