Football Preview: Union Redhawks vs. Edmond Memorial Bulldogs
Union is 4-0 against Edmond Memorial since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Union Redhawks will face off against the Edmond Memorial Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Edmond Memorial is hoping to do what Westmoore couldn't on Friday: put an end to Union's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Union took their contest with ease, bagging a 56-7 win over Westmoore. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-0.
Shaker Reisig continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 375 yards and six touchdowns while completing 88% of his passes. Stone Turner did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 98 receiving yards.
Union didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kai?Dence Simmons and Ashton Cunningham.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Edmond Memorial). They blew past Broken Arrow, posting a 61-28 victory. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 28.8 points per game.
It was another big night for David McComb, who threw for 273 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown. Nick Booker was in the mix too, providing Edmond Memorial with two touchdowns.
Edmond Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Edmond Memorial's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Teagan Lesch with two.
Edmond Memorial pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.4 points per game. As for Union, their record is now 7-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Union has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 280.8 passing yards per game. Edmond Memorial, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 190.2 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
Union strolled past Edmond Memorial when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 35-17. Does Union have another victory up their sleeve, or will Edmond Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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