The Union Spartans will head out to challenge the East Bladen Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Union will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Lakewood on Thursday. The Spartans' defense stepped up to hand the Leopards a 9-0 shutout. That looming 9-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Union yet this season.
Meanwhile, East Bladen's game on Friday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Heide Trask. The win made it back-to-back victories for East Bladen.
East Bladen pushed their record up to 8-1-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those five contests. As for Union, they picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 4-5.
Union suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to East Bladen in their previous matchup back in May of 2017. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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