After flying high against Oakridge on Saturday, Union came back down to earth. The Red Hawks came up short against the South Christian Sailors on Monday, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Union can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 170th, while South Christian are ranked 22nd).
Union's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for South Christian, the win keeps them at an undefeated 7-0-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Union will head out to square off against West Catholic at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. West Catholic's defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so Union's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for South Christian, they will challenge Unity Christian at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few goals on average (South Christian 0.2, Unity Christian 0) so any goals scored will be well earned.
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