Soccer Preview: Union Academy vs. Albemarle
Union Academy is 10-0 against Albemarle since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Union Academy Cardinals will square off against the Albemarle Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Union Academy took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let North Stanly onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The match marked the Cardinals' most dominant win of the season so far.
Their offense was hitting North Stanly from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Dhruv Srinivasan led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Albemarle). They blew past South Stanly 9-0 on Wednesday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by seven goals or more this season.
Union Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4-1 record this season. As for Albemarle, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-3.
Everything went Union Academy's way against Albemarle in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Union Academy made off with a 5-0 win. Will Union Academy repeat their success, or does Albemarle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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