Football Preview: Union Academy Cardinals vs. Mount Pleasant Tigers
Union Academy hasn't had much luck against Mount Pleasant recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Union Academy Cardinals' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Mount Pleasant Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Union Academy's defense has only allowed 12 points per game this season, so Mount Pleasant's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Union Academy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering North Stanly just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a hard 21-7 fall against the Comets. The game marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Even if they lost, Union Academy's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Breshen Bennett.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Mount Pleasant beat South Stanly 35-30 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Union Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Mount Pleasant, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Union Academy took a serious blow against Mount Pleasant in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 55-7. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Union Academy was down 35-0.
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