The Union County Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the North Cobb Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Union County took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They blew past Coahulla Creek 78-58. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Colts are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, North Cobb Christian had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Mountaineers 72-36.
Union County better focus on containing Brock Bass Bonner and Xavier Butler as the pair were huge in North Cobb Christian's win. Bass Bonner dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 boards, while Butler dropped a double-double on 19 points and 15 rebounds. The matchup was Bass Bonner's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Wiseman, who posted eight points.
North Cobb Christian's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 86.3 points per game. As for Union County, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
Union County came up short against North Cobb Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 76-65. Can Union County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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