The Union County Patriots will square off against the Centerville Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Union County has given up an average of 50.6 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
Union County came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were beaten by Milan 75-38. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Centerville took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 75-46 victory over Cambridge City Lincoln. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Union County better focus on containing Ethan Vecera and Shea Hollendonner as the pair were huge in Centerville's win. Vecera went 5-for-10 to rack up 11 points in addition to eight assists and five rebounds, while Hollendonner shot 70% from the field on his way to 18 points. With that strong performance, Hollendonner is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Hollendonner, who posted 11 points and six assists.
Centerville is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. Union County now has a losing record of 11-12.
Union County ended up a good deal behind Centerville in their previous matchup back in January, losing 60-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Centerville's Landyn Keiser, who went 7-for-11 en route to 18 points along with five boards and four steals. Now that Union County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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