Soccer Preview: Monroe vs. Union Academy
Monroe is 0-10 against Union Academy since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Monroe Redhawks are on the road again to play the Union Academy Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Monroe will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 465th, while Union Academy is ranked 212th).
Monroe's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Anson on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bearcats.
Meanwhile, Union Academy entered their tilt with Mount Pleasant with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Tigers 4-1. Considering Union Academy has won 11 games by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Heidi Estrada-Aguilar and
Brooklynn Cruz, who scored all four of Union Academy's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 29 so far this season.
Monroe's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Union Academy, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3.
Monroe suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Union Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Monroe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
