Football Preview: Alcorn Central Bears vs. East Union Urchins
Alcorn Central is 0-5 against East Union since September of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Alcorn Central Bears will be playing at home against the East Union Urchins at 7:00 p.m.
Alcorn Central's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Falkner on Friday. They were dealt a 42-0 defeat at the hands of the Eagles.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Union, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on Bruce with a sharp 50-27 win on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Urchins considering their six-point performance the game before.
Drew Hollimon looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 113 yards on only six carries, while also throwing for 202 yards on only 14 passes. The bulk of thoserushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 58 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (86 yards to be exact) went to Daniel Whitfield.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Union was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bruce only rushed for 104.
Alcorn Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for East Union, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Alcorn Central took a serious blow against East Union in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 42-14. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Alcorn Central was down 28-0.
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