The Union Grove Lions will square off against the Ore City Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Union Grove is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Elysian Fields by a score of 42-40 on Friday.
Union Grove might have lost, but man, Jace Roberts was a machine: he threw for 237 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns. Roberts' passing game has become a key predictor of Union Grove's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Ore City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Hawkins, falling 80-47.
Union Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Ore City, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Union Grove came up short against Ore City in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 40-29. Can Union Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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