Baylee Hartman
UNION CITY, Ind. – Baylee Hartman had a record-setting night on Tuesday as she the Union City girls basketball team defeated crosstown rival Mississinawa Valley 69-37.
Hartman had a triple-double 12 points, 15 rebounds and 11 steals to go with six steals against the Blackhawks (3-13).
The junior has 250 rebounds this season for an average of 13.2 per contest. Her current total surpassed the single-season mark of 247 set by Raelynn Mills in 2014-15.
The 11 steals also established a single-game standard for Union City as she passed Reagan Bradbury and Kora Kerns. Bradbury had 10 against Winchester in 2013-14, while Kerns matched that effort last season against Daleville.
Courtney Wise led the Indians with 21 points. Zimmers added 15 and Adams had 12.
The Blackhawks led 14-13 after one period, but the Indians soon took over as they built a 33-23 advantage by halftime.
In the second half, Union City increased its margin by outscoring the Blackhawks 36-14 over the last two quarters.
Union City won the JV game 48-27 as Kahlee Dowler hit seven 3-pointers to score 26 points. Reagan Hoggatt led a dozen rebounds for the Indians, who are 10-5.
The Indians (16-3) travels to Wapahani on Saturday.
Box Score
MISSISSINAWA VALLEY (3-13) – Johnson 3 0-0 9, Stump 3 0-1 7, S. Hunt 0 0-0 0, Willis 2 2-2 6, Murphy 1 0-1 2, K. Hunt 1 3-6 5, Dirksen 3 1-2 7, Stachler 0 1-2 1. Team – 13 7-14 37.
UNION CITY (16-3) – Kora Kerns 3 1-1 7, Courtney Wise 8 5-6 21, Kelsey Zimmers 5 1-2 15, Madeline Adams 4 4-6 12, Baylee Hartman 5 2-2 12, Ellie Kerns 0 0-0 0, Kahlee Dowler 0 0-0 0, Joette Sigler 1 0-0 2, Reagan Hoggatt 0 0-0 0, Aliyah Gutierrez 0 0-0 0, Isa Ruiz 0 0-0 0. Team – 26 13-17 69.
Miss. Valley 14 23 30 37
Union City 13 33 49 69
3-pointers – Mississinawa Valley 4 (Johnson 3, Stump 1), Union City 4 (Zimmers 4). Rebounds – Mississinawa Valley 37, Union City 36 (Hartman 15). Turnovers – Mississinawa Valley 26, Union City 19. Fouls – Mississinawa Valley 15, Union City 13.