Soccer Preview: Union Academy vs. Highland Tech
The Union Academy Cardinals are taking a road trip to take on the Highland Tech Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Union Academy sitting on three straight victories and Highland Tech on ten.
Union Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Uwharrie Charter as Union Academy made off with a 6-1 win. Considering the Cardinals have won 11 contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Highland Tech narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Gray Stone Day 2-1. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Knights are ranked 283rd), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ty Johnson and
Saliou Diouf scored both of Highland Tech's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 36 goals.
Highland Tech pushed their record up to 18-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 51 goals over those 11 games. As for Union Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6-2 record this season.
Union Academy took their victory against Highland Tech in their previous meeting back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union Academy since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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