Union Local lost against East Liverpool back in February of 2017 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Union Local Jets were dealt a 76-47 defeat at the hands of the East Liverpool Potters. While losing is never fun, the Jets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Potters are ranked 45th).
Nate Birch went supernova for East Liverpool, going 7 for 15 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Quintin Conrad, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 14 points.
Union Local's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2. As for East Liverpool, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Union Local didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 77-34 victory against Barnesville on the 23rd. As for East Liverpool, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 69-41 win against Salem on the 21st.
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