Preview: Albemarle Bulldogs vs. Union Academy Cardinals
Albemarle and Union Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Albemarle Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Union Academy Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Albemarle pushed their score all the way to 69 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 76-69 to North Stanly. While losing is never fun, Albemarle can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 606th, while North Stanly is ranked 289th).
Meanwhile, Union Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. Their tough 73-53 defeat to Cuthbertson might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Union Academy in their matchups with Cuthbertson: they've now lost three in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Aidan Scruitsky, who scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevin Goodson, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.
Albemarle's defeat dropped their record down to 3-20. As for Union Academy, they dropped their record down to 6-18 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Albemarle came up short against Union Academy in their previous matchup on February 2nd, falling 73-64. Can Albemarle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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