Football Preview: Union Spartans vs. Hobbton Wildcats
The Union Spartans will head out to face off against the Hobbton Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Union will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Union is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against North Duplin on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Union was outmatched by North Duplin at home and fell 49-8.
Despite the defeat, Union saw an underclassman step up: Tobias Cromartie rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Cromartie is now averaging an impressive 100.9 rushing yards per game.
Meanwhile, Hobbton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell to Lakewood 34-30.
Union's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Hobbton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Union was taken down by Hobbton 54-20 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Union, Cole Weeks (who threw for 329 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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