Football Preview: Union County Fightin' Tigers vs. Chiefland Indians
The Union County Fightin' Tigers will head out to take on the Chiefland Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Chiefland is hoping to do what Hudson couldn't on Friday: put an end to Union County's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Union County blew past Hudson, posting a 38-7 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 26-0.
Union County found their leader in sophomore Drew Simmons, who rushed for 218 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Simmons a new career-high in rushing yards. Trenton Klein was another key player, throwing for 113 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Union County wouldn't let Hudson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Union County can thank Jaden Mccray and Simmons for forcing both of them. Simmons also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 218.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chiefland). They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Keystone Heights 54-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Chiefland considering their ten-point performance the game before.
Matt Goodale looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 93 yards on only six carries, while also throwing for 83 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Demorri Sweet, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Chiefland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Union County's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Chiefland, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Union County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 272 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Chiefland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 258.1. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Union County couldn't quite finish off Chiefland in their previous meeting back in November of 2021 and fell 29-27. Can Union County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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