Union Academy is 9-1 against Mountain Island Charter since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Union Academy Cardinals will face off against the Mountain Island Charter Raptors. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Union Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past NCSSM: Morganton 7-1. The win was nothing new for Union Academy as they're now sitting on ten straight.
They hit NCSSM: Morganton with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Heidi Estrada-Aguilar (4),
Katy Cunningham,
JaLynn Kendall, and
Ansley Kiker.
Meanwhile, Mountain Island Charter waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 7-1 victory. Given Mountain Island Charter's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while Highland Tech is ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Union Academy's win bumped their record up to 17-3. As for Mountain Island Charter, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Union Academy suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Mountain Island Charter in their previous matchup back in March. Can Union Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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