The East Union Urchins will head out to challenge the Hamilton Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Union is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.7 points per game this season.
East Union took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They managed a 29-24 victory over Hatley. The Urchins pushed the score to 29-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Drew Hollimon, who rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. East Union is undefeated when Hollimon posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Hamilton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Walnut by a score of 22-20. While the Lions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 12-0 in the first quarter.
East Union is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Hamilton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
East Union came up short against Hamilton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 24-14. Can East Union avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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