County and conference rivals met Tuesday night as the Lakewood Leopards hosted the Union Spartans in a three-game slate. Union opened the evening with a 56-35 win in the JV boys contest, before Lakewood’s varsity girls defended home court with a 64-35 victory. The varsity boys’ finale went to overtime, where the Spartans outlasted the Leopards, 62-59, to earn the road win.
A full recap will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Sampson Independent, or here at clintonnc.com in seven days.