Football Preview: Union County Yellowjackets vs. Clinton Red Devils
Union County and Clinton are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Union County Yellowjackets will head out to face off against the Clinton Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Union County nor Clinton posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Union County will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were outmatched by Chester at home and fell 54-12. The Yellowjackets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-0.
Despite the defeat, Union County got top-tier performance from Jakevious Jennings, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Jennings a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Clinton's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They came up short against Daniel, falling 37-12. The match marked the Red Devils' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Although Clinton took the loss, they still got scores from Kason Copeland and Rhett Gilliam.
Union County dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Clinton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Union County might still be hurting after the 51-28 loss they got from Clinton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clinton's Tushawan Richardson, who threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. Now that Union County 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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