Football Preview: Campbell Indians vs. Union Hill Bulldogs
Campbell is 1-6 against Union Hill since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Campbell Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Union Hill Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Campbell is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against King's Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Campbell was outmatched by King's Academy on the road and fell 51-6. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Union Hill humbled Leverett's Chapel with a 60-14 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 34 points or more this season.
Ej Mowery was his usual excellent self, throwing for 313 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushing for 85 yards on only six carries. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. 85 of those passing yards were hauled in by Payton Dunn, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Union Hill wouldn't let Leverett's Chapel keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Union Hill can thank Abel Montero and Micah Langford-Barlow for forcing both of them.
Campbell's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Union Hill, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Campbell took a serious blow against Union Hill when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 54-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mowery, who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 89 yards and a touchdown. Now that Campbell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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