Albemarle hasn't had much luck against Union Academy recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Albemarle has given up an average of 3 goals per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Albemarle is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Gray Stone Day on Friday. They lost 6-0 to the Knights.
Meanwhile, Union Academy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They never let the Comets get on the board and left with a 9-0 win. Give Union Academy's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting North Stanly from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. JaLynn Kendall led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by herself.
Union Academy's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four matchups. As for Albemarle, they now have a losing record of 3-4-1.
Albemarle might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Union Academy when the teams last played back in March. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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