It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Union Academy Cardinals can now relate to. They lost to the Bulldogs on the road by a decisive 70-55 margin on Friday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Union Academy in their matchups with Albemarle: they've now lost nine in a row.
Several Cardinals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jaiden Thompson, who scored 20 points along with two steals. Thompson has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last nine times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ranon Suttle, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds.
Union Academy's loss dropped their record down to 20-5. As for Albemarle, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-3.
Union Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Albemarle, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-42 win vs. East Wilkes on the 5th.
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