For the first time this season, Union Grove will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Friday. They will head out on the road to square off against the McDonough Warhawks at 5:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
If Union Grove beats McDonough with two goals on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Union Grove skirted past Luella 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolverines.
Antonio Cisneros and Brett Thompson scored both of Union Grove's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, McDonough hadn't done well against Riverdale recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. McDonough's defense stepped up to hand Riverdale a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Warhawks were the better team in the second half.
McDonough now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Union Grove, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
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