Union Local and Bellaire are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2020, but not for long. The Union Local Jets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bellaire Big Reds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Saturday, Union Local took a blow against Carrollton, falling 78-45. The game marked the Jets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Bellaire came up short against Catholic Central on Friday and fell 65-54. While losing is never fun, the Big Reds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 504th, while the Crusaders are ranked 182nd).
Despite the loss, Bellaire saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Raekwon Pettigrew went 9 of 19 on his way to 25 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 46.3% of Bellaire's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Jewell, who had 15 points.
Union Local's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Bellaire, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Union Local strolled past Bellaire in their previous matchup on December 6th by a score of 62-46. Will Union Local repeat their success, or does Bellaire have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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