Northern Highlands entered their contest against Union City on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Northern Highlands Highlanders lost to the Union City Soaring Eagles at home by a 20-6 margin. The matchup marked the Highlanders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Union City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ja'Zaire Aurelus led the charge by rushing for 81 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Mark Boyd, who rushed for 156 yards.
The loss snapped Northern Highlands' winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for Union City, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Northern Highlands will head out to square off against NV - Old Tappan on Saturday. NV - Old Tappan is on a three-game streak of home wins, Northern Highlands a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Union City, they will take on Montclair at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Union City's defense has only allowed 17 points per game this season, so Montclair's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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