Union Academy entered their tilt with Trinity on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 14-7 win over the Trinity Bulldogs. The 14-point effort marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Union Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Union Academy's defense and their five sacks. Breshen Bennett was especially locked on to Trinity's QB and sacked him three times.
Union Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Trinity, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Union Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against North Stanly at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th. After each having a week off, Trinity and Providence Grove will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th. Providence Grove's defense has only allowed 15.8 points per game this season, so Trinity's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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