The Union Academy Cardinals will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Cuthbertson Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on February 16th. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Union Academy pushed their score all the way to 63 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 73-63 to Mount Pleasant.
Union Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Trevin Goodson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 18 rebounds, and Aidan Scruitsky who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Scruitsky has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Ethan Rangolan was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Union Academy were working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. This was only their 14th loss (out of 20 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, Cuthbertson's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their 17th straight loss. They took a 66-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Butler. While losing is never fun, Cuthbertson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 426th, while Butler is ranked 74th).
Union Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Cuthbertson, they dropped their record down to 3-20 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Union Academy ended up a good deal behind Cuthbertson in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, losing 57-41. Can Union Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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