Union Academy has been on the road for four straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Albemarle Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Union Academy was the victim of a rough 73-53 loss at the hands of Cuthbertson. Union Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 53-21.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Aidan Scruitsky, who scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevin Goodson, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Albemarle pushed their score all the way to 69 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 76-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Stanly. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (67), Albemarle still had to take the loss.
Union Academy dropped their record down to 6-18 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Albemarle, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-20.
Union Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Albemarle in their previous meeting on February 2nd, winning 73-64. Does Union Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Albemarle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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