Union Local was the 78-63 winner over St. Clairsville when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Union Local Jets took a 63-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Clairsville Red Devils on Friday. 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 296th, while the Red Devils are ranked 91st).
Despite the loss, Union Local still got an impressive performance from Dre Saunders, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 12 points in addition to six assists and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Billy Schumacher, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 13 points.
Union Local has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-5 record this season. As for St. Clairsville, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Union Local will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against John Marshall at 6:00 p.m. Union Local is facing John Marshall at the right time seeing as John Marshall is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for St. Clairsville, they will head out to face off against Cambridge at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in St. Clairsville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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