Football Preview: Union Grove Wolverines vs. Locust Grove Wildcats
The Union Grove Wolverines have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Locust Grove Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Union Grove is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since November 2, 2023 on Thursday. They took a blow against Ola, falling 34-7. The match marked the Wolverines' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Locust Grove). They strolled past McDonough with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 43-25. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
A big part of Locust Grove's win came down to the chemistry between Armond Parker and his top target Derrick Mimms. Parker threw for 441 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt while Mimms picked up 213 receiving yards and a touchdown. Mimms showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 52 yards. Lamonte Leonard also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Union Grove's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Locust Grove, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-5.
Union Grove strolled past Locust Grove in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 21-6. Will Union Grove repeat their success, or does Locust Grove have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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