Girard is on a four-game streak of home losses, Union City a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The Girard Yellowjackets will host the Union City Bears at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 53-23, which was the final score in Girard's tilt against Seneca on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 589th, while the Bobcats are ranked 238th).
Meanwhile, Union City came up short against Eisenhower on Monday and fell 74-63.
Girard will need focus on slowing down Brooke Vantassel, one of several Union City players who made an impact when they last played. She went 10 of 21 on her way to 24 points along with eight boards and three blocks. Those 24 points gave Vantassel a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cheyenne Cummings, who posted 14 points in addition to eight assists and five steals.
Even though they lost, Union City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive contests.
Union City's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Girard, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Things could have been worse for Girard, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 45-30 loss to Union City when the teams last played back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vantassel, who went 8 of 13 on her way to 19 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Now that Girard knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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