Lady Yellowjackets battles past flu for victories

The Union Lady Yellowjackets got two different things this past week.

The Lady Yellowjackets got a good dose of the flu but also got a championship trophy at the J.C. Allen Tournament at Mize.

Union won four games this past week, opening with a 51-35 win over Enterprise on Tuesday. Union then beat Raleigh 54-44 on Thursday, Taylorsville 46-33 on Friday and Mize 50-31 on Saturday.

“This week, the flu hit our team,” Union coach Casey Madden said. “Throughout the week, we were missing players. Therefore, we had to make some adjustments. I am so proud of how some of my older players stepped up their leadership roles on the floor and how some younger, less experienced players stepped up to fill in the gaps. This week’s success was due to the good Lord allowing my girls to come together, even more so than ever before. And they played some great team ball. As always, it’s been a great week to be a Yellow Jacket.”

Union girls 50, Mize 31

The Lady Yellowjackets built a big lead and cruised to a 19-point win over the homestanding Lady Bulldogs.

Kylee Madden led Union with 17 points while Gracyn Tillman had 10 points. Sydney Coward had nine points while Rymia Craft had eight points.

Union girls 46, 

Taylorsville 33

The Lady Yellowjackets pulled away in the third period and took a 13-point win on Friday. 

Union led 11-10 at the end of the first and 18-17 at the half. Union then outscored Taylorsville 16-6 to lead 34-23 going to the fourth. The Lady Tartars took the fourth period 10-8 for the final margin.

Kylee Madden led Sebastopol with 19 points while Gracyn Tillman had 15 points. Elle Killen also chipped in six points while Rymia Craft had four points.  

Union girls 54, Raleigh 44

The Lady Yellowjackets took an early lead and held on to take a 10-point win on Thursday.

Union jumped out to a 19-8 lead in the first period while Raleigh took the second period 11-8 as the Lady Yellowjackets led 27-19 at the half. Union then had a big third period as they outscored Raleigh 20-14 to lead 47-33 going to the fourth. Raleigh took the fourth period 11-7 for the final margin.

Kylee Madden had a big game with 25 points while Tiara Campbell had 12 points. Gracyn Tillman had six points while Destiney Campbell had five points. 

Union girls 51, 

Enterprise 35

The Lady Yellowjackets pulled away late to take a 16-point win over the Lady Bulldogs. 

Union led 13-12 at the end of the first but Enterprise took the second period 8-5 to lead 20-18 at the half. Union then outscored Enterprise 14-7 to lead 32-27 going to the fourth. Union then outscored Enterprise 19-8 win the fourth to take the win.

Gracyn Tillman led Union with 17 points, four assists, four steals and two rebounds. Kylee Madden had 15 points while Elle Killen and Destiny Campbell each ha six points and three rebounds.