South Stanly hasn't had much luck against Union Academy recently, but that could start to change on Monday. South Stanly will be playing in front of their home fans against Union Academy at 6:00 p.m.
South Stanly is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They lost 9-0 to North Stanly. That's two games in a row now that South Stanly have lost by exactly nine goals.
Meanwhile, Union Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Knights a 7-0 shutout. Union Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by four goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Gray Stone Day from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Hadassa Garcia led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Union Academy pushed their record up to 8-3-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those five contests. As for South Stanly, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
South Stanly might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Union Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can South Stanly avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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