The Union City Bears are taking a road trip to square off against the Sharpsville Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Union City focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 28 on Saturday.
Union City is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Orchard Park on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Union City was dealt a 66-32 loss at the hands of Orchard Park.
Despite the defeat, Union City had strong showings from Ava Greer, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Brooke Vantassel, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Greer a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven).
Even though they lost, Union City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Sharpsville was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Jamestown 59-23. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
Sharpsville's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Union City, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Union City didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Sharpsville in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 58-52 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union City since the squad 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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