Football Preview: Union Mine Diamondbacks vs. Bradshaw Christian The Pride
Union Mine and Bradshaw Christian are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Union Mine Diamondbacks will square off against the Bradshaw Christian The Pride at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Union Mine comes in on four and Bradshaw Christian on six.
Last Friday, Union Mine took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 42-14 win over Rosemont. Considering the Diamondbacks have won three games by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bradshaw Christian). They breezed by Amador at home to the tune of 65-0 on Friday. The The Pride might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 21 points or more this season.
Nathan Zeppieri was his usual excellent self, picking up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 98 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. His longest reception was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Ethan Rickert was another key player, throwing for 221 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 6-for-6 passing.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bradshaw Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 376 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Bradshaw Christian's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Devyn Mcdonald Ii was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself.
Union Mine's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Bradshaw Christian, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Union Mine was taken down by Bradshaw Christian 41-7 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bradshaw Christian's Brandon Burden, who rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that Union Mine knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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