The Orange Tornadoes will face off against the Union City Soaring Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Orange came up short against East Side and fell 18-9. The Tornadoes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Union City came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Mounties at home to the tune of 35-0. The Soaring Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 35 points or more this season.
Union City had a senior duo take command as Mark Boyd rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries and Ja'Zaire Aurelus rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Boyd's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Union City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Orange's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Union City, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
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