United waltzed into their matchup on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They breezed by the East Palestine Bulldogs to the tune of 51-12. Considering the Golden Eagles have won seven contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Despite the loss, East Palestine still got an impressive performance from Zach Schnelle, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Schnelle a new career-high in rushing yards.
United's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for East Palestine, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-4.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. United will host Mogadore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. United knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Mogadore likes a good challenge. As for East Palestine, they will head out to challenge John F. Kennedy Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. John F. Kennedy Catholic's defense has only allowed 14.3 points per game this season, so East Palestine's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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