The Farmington Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Union Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Farmington's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matches.
Farmington took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 45-6 victory over Sikeston at home. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kaesen Mcclain continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 169 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Mccarthy, who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Farmington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Union was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by St. Clair 41-7.
Farmington now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Union, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Farmington beat Union 23-13 when the teams last played back in August of 2019. Does Farmington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Union turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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