Football Preview: Union Spartans vs. North Moore Mustangs
The Union Spartans are on the road again on Friday to play the North Moore Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Union focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Friday.
Union is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against West Columbus on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Union lost 30-8 to West Columbus. The Spartans have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Union might have lost, but man, Tobias Cromartie was a machine: he rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, while North Moore put up plenty of points two weeks ago, the same can't be said for Chatham Central. North Moore claimed a resounding 49-0 win over Chatham Central. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won four matches by 33 points or more so far this season.
North Moore was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
North Moore didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Martez Johnson, Trace Shaw, and Blake Pennington picked up one apiece. Pennington is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
North Moore's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-5. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.3 points per game. As for Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
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