The Union Academy Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the Arborbrook Christian Academy Falcons at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Arborbrook Christian Academy is hoping to do on Tuesday what Monroe couldn't on Monday: put an end to Union Academy's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Union Academy never let Monroe onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. Given Union Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 191st, while Monroe is ranked 477th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Union Academy hit Monroe with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Heidi Estrada-Aguilar (2),
Isabella Lucas (2),
Hadassa Garcia, and
JaLynn Kendall.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Arborbrook Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Everything went their way against North Hills Christian on Friday as Arborbrook Christian Academy made off with a 10-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Arborbrook Christian Academy needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Union Academy's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. As for Arborbrook Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 7-3-1.
Everything went Union Academy's way against Arborbrook Christian Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2021 as Union Academy made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union Academy since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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