The Union Academy Cardinals pushed their score all the way to 59 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 70-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Stanly. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Union Academy in their matchups with South Stanly: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Union Academy still got an impressive performance from Trevin Goodson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Goodson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan A Walker, who scored 15 points along with two steals.
Even though they lost, Union Academy were working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. This was only their 15th loss (out of 22 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Stanly to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gavyn Miller, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine assists. Miller is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last six games he's played. Keith Murphy was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Union Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-19. As for South Stanly, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 21-4.
Union Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Stanly, they will face off against North Stanly at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Stanly has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,568 points over their last 23 games.
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