Baylee Hartman
UNION CITY, Ind. – The Union City girls basketball team got back on track Friday night with a 58-46 win over Monroe Central.
The Class 1A No. 10 Indians jumped out to a 17-10 lead after one period and led 37-20 by the intermission.
Monroe Central (12-6), which snapped Union City’s 11-game winning streak last week, rallied in the third period to close the gap to 48-43.
In the final stanza, the Indians (15-3) were able to put the game away by outscoring the Golden Bears 10-3. It was the second time in the last three contests that the Indians defeated Monroe Central over the last three weeks.
Baylee Hartman led the Indians with 17 points and 18 rebounds, while also handing out four assists to go with a pair of blocked shots.
Madeline Adams and Courtney Wise tossed in 14 points each.
Justiss Cantu contributed six points and five assists.
Union City entertains Ohio rival Mississinawa Valley on Tuesday.
Box Score
MONROE CENTRAL (12-6) – Duncan 3 0-2 8, Williams 4 0-0 9, H. McGrath 3 0-0 6, Barga 3 3-3 10, Huddleston 1 0-0 2, M. McGrath 3 2-2 9, Roberts 0 0-0 0, Johnston 0 0-0 0, Cope 1 0-0 2. Team – 18 5-7 46.
UNION CITY (15-3) – Justiss Cantu 3 0-0 6, Kora Kerns 0 0-0 0, Ellie Kerns 0 0-0 0, Courtney Wise 6 2-2 14, Kelsey Zimmers 3 0-0 7, Madeline Adams 4 4-6 14, Baylee Hartman 8 1-3 17, Joette Sigler 0 0-0 0. Team – 24 7-13 58.
Monroe Central 10 20 43 46
Union City 17 37 48 58
3-pointers – Monroe Central 5 (Duncan 2, Williams 1, Barga 1, M. McGrath 1), Union City 3 (Adams 2, Zimmers 1). Rebounds – Monroe Central 31, Union City 34 (Hartman 18). Turnovers – Monroe Central 19, Union City 14. Fouls – Monroe Central 14, Union City 6.