South Stanly is 0-10 against Union Academy since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The South Stanly Rowdy Rebel Bulls will be playing in front of their home fans against the Union Academy Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. South Stanly 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 524th, while Union Academy is ranked 220th).
South Stanly is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against North Stanly on Wednesday. South Stanly fell just short of North Stanly by a score of 2-1. South Stanly has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Union Academy entered their tilt with Gray Stone Day with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Knights onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Wednesday. Give Union Academy's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Hadassa Garcia and
Juliana Morales, who scored both of Union Academy's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 11 so far this season.
South Stanly's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Union Academy, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
South Stanly suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Union Academy when the teams last played back in March. Will South Stanly have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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