Football Preview: East Orange Campus Jaguars vs. Union City Soaring Eagles
The East Orange Campus Jaguars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Union City Soaring Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (East Orange Campus: 8.7, Union City: 9.7) so any points scored will be well earned.
East Orange Campus is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 13-6 win over West Orange.
Meanwhile, Union City waltzed into their contest on Friday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They secured a 34-29 W over the Bulldogs. Union City's victory was all the more impressive since the Bulldogs were averaging only 14 points allowed on the season.
Ja'Zaire Aurelus continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 184 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. Those 184 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Union City also got a significant boost from Mark Boyd, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Union City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups.
Union City's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.5 points per game. As for East Orange Campus, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
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