Lady Hounds get split after loss to top-ranked Union Grove

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  • The Lady Greyhounds play Friday at second-place Warner Robins. BRAD HARRISON/Staff
    The Lady Greyhounds play Friday at second-place Warner Robins. BRAD HARRISON/Staff
  • Carlie Skinner prepares to feed the ball inside against Union Grove. BRAD HARRISON/Staff
    Carlie Skinner prepares to feed the ball inside against Union Grove. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

    For a half, the Lady Greyhounds hung with top-ranked Union Grove on Thursday, fighting back to trail by just three points at halftime. Then, the visiting Wolverines showed why they’re ranked so high and the reason that they have lost just once this year.

    Helped by self-inflicted turnovers by Jones County, Union Grove outscored the Lady Hounds 19-7 in the third quarter alone, enough of a cushion to …