Union County had won seven straight games and Drew Simmons did his part to make it eight on Friday. The Union County Fightin' Tigers took their matchup with ease, bagging a 38-7 victory over the Hudson Cobras thanks in part to 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 him 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. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Union County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
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.
Union County's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Hudson, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Union County will venture away from home to square off against Chiefland at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Union County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Chiefland likes a good challenge. As for Hudson, they will stay at home for another week and welcome Fivay at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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