Football Preview: Union City Soaring Eagles vs. Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers
On Friday Union City will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Union City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.6 points per game this season.
Union City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat East Side 49-0. The Soaring Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 35 points or more this season.
Union City had a senior duo take command as Mark Boyd rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries and Kingston Evans rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Union City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Union City's defense and their three sacks. Khalil Sutton was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Bridgewater-Raritan ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Irvington 34-33. The victory was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Union City pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.4 points per game. As for Bridgewater-Raritan, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6.
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