The Union Academy Cardinals will venture away from home to square off against the East Mecklenburg Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Union Academy duked it out with Charlotte Catholic on Wednesday. The Cardinals blew past the Cougars 3-0.
Union Academy's got stronger as the match went on, holding Charlotte Catholic to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-14, 25-13.
East Mecklenburg extended their road winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Adalberto Gomez. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Myers Park on Wednesday for which the team can thank Gomez, who had 12 digs and seven aces. He is on a roll when it comes to aces, as he's now served three or more in each of the last three games he's played.
One reason for the win was East Mecklenburg's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-16, 25-11.
East Mecklenburg is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Union Academy, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Union Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like East Mecklenburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.4 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Union Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against East Mecklenburg when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cardinals since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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