After flying high against Honaker on Wednesday, Union came back down to earth. The Bears took a 63-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Abingdon Falcons on Friday. The Bears have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Union lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Katelyn Witt, who posted 18 points and five assists. That was a full 34% of Union's points, marking the third time in a row Witt has earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Taylor Hughes, who shot 75% from the field to rack up 12 points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Union fell to 3-1. As for Abingdon, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Union and Twin Springs will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Abingdon will take on John Battle in a holiday battle at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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