{"id":108308,"date":"2026-02-08T08:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T08:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/108308\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T08:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T08:16:07","slug":"union-city-bears-vs-erie-first-christian-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/108308\/","title":{"rendered":"Union City Bears vs. Erie First Christian Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Union City<\/a> is 0-8 against Erie First Christian Academy<\/a> since December of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The Bears will look to defend their home court against Erie First Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. Union City has given up an average of 62 points per game this season, but Tuesday’s game will give them a chance to turn things around.<\/p>\n

Union City came up short against Eisenhower on Friday, falling 74-52. While losing is never fun, the Bears can’t take it too hard given the team’s big disadvantage in MaxPreps’ Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 570th, while the Knights are ranked 90th).<\/p>\n

The home team had won the previous four meetings between Erie First Christian Academy and Mercyhurst Prep, and Mercyhurst Prep kept the tradition alive. Erie First Christian Academy lost to Mercyhurst Prep on the road by a 69-54 margin on Friday. That’s two games in a row now that Erie First Christian Academy has lost by exactly 15 points.<\/p>\n

Erie First Christian Academy’s defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Union City, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.<\/p>\n

Union City was dealt a bruising 87-47 defeat at the hands of Erie First Christian Academy in their previous matchup last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Erie First Christian Academy’s Avery Collins<\/a>, who posted 44 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. Now that the Bears know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There’s only one way to find out.<\/p>\n

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