Union Academy came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Central Academy Cougars and snuck past 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Union Academy was the better team in the second half.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Hadassa Garcia and
Heidi Estrada-Aguilar, who scored both of Union Academy's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 30 so far this season.
Union Academy pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Central Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10-1.
Union Academy will head out on the road to take on Mount Pleasant at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mount Pleasant knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with flashy goal totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Union Academy likes a good challenge. As for Central Academy, they will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against Piedmont at 6:00 p.m. Central Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 304th, while Piedmont is ranked 131st).
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