Football Preview: Union Academy Cardinals vs. North Stanly Comets
Union Academy hasn't had much luck against North Stanly recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Union Academy Cardinals' road trip will continue as they head out to face the North Stanly Comets at 7:30 p.m. Union Academy will be strutting in after a victory while North Stanly will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Union Academy earned a 14-7 win over Trinity. The 14-point effort marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Union Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Union Academy's defense and their five sacks. Breshen Bennett was especially locked on to Trinity's QB and sacked him three times.
Meanwhile, North Stanly came up short against Forest Hills on Monday and fell 30-21. The Comets were down 27-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Union Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for North Stanly, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Union Academy took a serious blow against North Stanly when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 38-0. Can Union Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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