The Union Academy Cardinals waltzed into their match Friday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They were the clear victor by a 61-38 margin over North Stanly. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-12.
Union Academy was led to victory by Ranon Suttle and Jaiden Thompson. Suttle scored 23 points, while Thompson scored 18 points along with six steals and five rebounds. The match was Suttle's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Shelby Brooks, who scored five points along with three steals.
Union Academy pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.2 points per game. As for North Stanly, their defeat ended a 17-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Union Academy will take on Albemarle at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Albemarle is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune. As for North Stanly, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Gray Stone Day at 6:00 p.m. on January 9th. Gray Stone Day 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 405th, while North Stanly is ranked 111th).
