Fruitvale had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came out on top against the Union Hill Bulldogs by a score of 51-39. This was payback for the Bobcats, who suffered a 56-51 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Despite the loss, Union Hill saw an underclassman step up: sophomore EJ Mowery scored 14 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. That was a full 35.9% of Union Hill's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Eli Mendoza, who had nine points.
Fruitvale's victory bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Union Hill, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Fruitvale will host Eustace at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fruitvale is facing Eustace at the right time seeing as Eustace is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Union Hill, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 45-39 win against Carlisle on the 7th.
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