Union County was the 49-40 winner over Mountain View Prep when they last played one another on January 9th, but their luck changed this time around. The Union County Yellowjackets took a 61-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain View Prep Stars on Tuesday.

Eric Gray
01/28/25 @ Mountain View Prep | 28 |
01/09/25 vs Mountain View Prep | 26 |
12/05/24 vs Blacksburg | 22 |
12/07/24 vs Liberty | 22 |
12/16/24 vs Chester | 22 |
When it comes to explaining why Union County lost, don't look at Eric Gray. Despite the final result, he went 11 of 16 on his way to 28 points. The dominant performance gave Gray a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Nathan Koepke, who posted ten points.
Bryson Drummond continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Mountain View Prep, going 6 for 14 en route to 25 points and six rebounds. Drummond is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played. Brody Judd also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Union County has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season. As for Mountain View Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Union County will challenge Broome at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Union County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.2 points per game this season. As for Mountain View Prep, they will take on Chapman at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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