After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mount Pleasant, Albemarle was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They never let the Union Academy Cardinals onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Bulldogs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Albemarle to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaine McLendon, who rushed for 97 yards on only ten carries. McLendon got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 59 yards. Zyion Geiger did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 122 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Albemarle's defense and their five sacks. Leading the way was McLendon with three. Vincent Gregory was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Albemarle's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-6. As for Union Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.
Albemarle will look to defend their home field on Friday against North Stanly at 7:30 p.m. As for Union Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against South Stanly at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Union Academy's defense has only allowed 14.7 points per game this season, so South Stanly's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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