The Union Knights/Damsels are taking a road trip to square off against the Karns City Gremlins at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Union has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with nine straight defeats, while Karns City will come in with four straight victories.
Union is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Redbank Valley on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Union took a blow against Redbank Valley, falling 66-16. While losing is never fun, the Knights/Damsels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 659th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 102nd).
Kya Wetzel was Union's leading scorer, having posted nine points. Maddy Dehart held things down on the boards with seven rebounds. Lilly Hayden took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Meanwhile, Karns City hadn't done well against North Clarion recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Karns City blew past North Clarion 52-23.
Karns City has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.1 points per game. As for Union, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Union was taken down by Karns City 59-22 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Union was down 37-12.
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