The Albemarle Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Union Academy Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Tuesday, Albemarle had to suffer through an 86-52 loss at the hands of North Stanly. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 591st, while the Comets are ranked 216th).
Meanwhile, Union Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against Monroe, falling 68-35. The match marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Albemarle will need to focus on slowing down Lloyd Barnes, one of several Union Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He posted eight points and three blocks. Barnes is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last eight games he's played. Jaqwon Harrell was another key player, going 7-for-13 on his way to 14 points.
Union Academy's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Albemarle, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-20.
Albemarle was dealt a bruising 78-51 loss at the hands of Union Academy in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Union Academy's Everett Wease, who went 7-for-13 to rack up 19 points and three steals. Now that Albemarle knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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