Football Game Preview: Carbon Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 3, 2024, 4:06am

Football Preview: Carbon Dinos vs. Union Cougars

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Carbon is 0-9 against Union since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Carbon Dinos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Union Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Friday, Carbon lost to Ogden on the road by a 31-14 margin. The loss was the Dinos' first of the season.

Meanwhile, Union came up short against Uintah on Friday, falling 34-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Cougars have suffered against the Utes since September 2, 2016.

Union's loss came about despite a quality game from Kylar Hackford, who rushed for 113 yards.

Union wouldn't let Uintah keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kenyon Chacon, Cruz Labrum, and Blake Rasmussen picked up one apiece. Chacon's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making ten total tackles.

Having lost for the first time this season, Carbon fell to 2-1. As for Union, they now have a losing record at 1-2.

Carbon was taken down by Union 37-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Will Carbon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.

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