Union County and Washburn met for a duel on Friday where Union County prevailed. The Union County Patriots managed a 46-41 victory over the Washburn Pirates. For the Patriots, this counts as revenge for the 66-60 win the Pirates walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
Despite the defeat, Washburn had strong showings from Saylor Clay, who went 5 for 7 en route to 19 points plus five rebounds and two steals, and Abigail Epperson, who scored five points along with two steals. Clay has been hot , having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played.
Union County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Washburn, their loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1.
Union County will challenge Hancock County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Union County is facing Hancock County at the right time seeing as Hancock County is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Washburn, they will be playing at home against Pineville at 7:45 p.m. on Monday.
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