Football Preview: Union Local Jets vs. Barnesville Shamrocks
Union Local hasn't had much luck against Barnesville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Union Local Jets will challenge the Barnesville Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Union Local is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 50-18 win over Bellaire on the road. Given the Jets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Big Reds are ranked 484th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Barnesville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Shenandoah for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-0 victory at home. The Shamrocks pushed the score to 49-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Zeps had no chance of recovering from.
Union Local's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Barnesville, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
Union Local might still be hurting after the 40-19 defeat they got from Barnesville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Union Local was down 27-0.
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