Albemarle hasn't had much luck against Union Academy recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Albemarle Bulldogs will look to defend their home pitch against the Union Academy Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Albemarle's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past South Stanly 9-0. Moi Carrillo was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Union Academy). They put the hurt on North Stanly with a sharp 9-0 win on Wednesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cardinals considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
The victory got Albemarle back to even at 3-3. As for Union Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4-1 record this season.
Albemarle suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Union Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Albemarle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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