Football Preview: Union County Patriots vs. Austin-East Roadrunners
Union County has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Austin-East Roadrunners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Union County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 30-29 victory over Scott. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Patriots as it put an end to their nine-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Austin-East can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Thursday. They slipped by Pigeon Forge 14-13.
The critical scores for Austin-East came from Nymire Jackson and James Niyonkuru.
Union County's victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-6. As for Austin-East, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Union County was dealt a bruising 58-30 defeat at the hands of Austin-East when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Union County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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