Passaic County Tech has gone 8-0 against Union City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Passaic County Tech Bulldogs will face off against the Union City Soaring Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Passaic County Tech sitting on four straight victories and Union City on nine.
Passaic County Tech is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 35-26 win over Elizabeth.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Union City on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Bridgewater-Raritan out of the water with a 61-10 final score. The Soaring Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by 35 points or more this season.
Mark Boyd was his usual excellent self, rushing for 257 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Ja'Zaire Aurelus, who rushed for 93 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Union City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 515 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in ten consecutive games.
Union City wouldn't let Bridgewater-Raritan keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Union City can thank Aurelus and Jeremiah Hayes for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Bridgewater-Raritan's side was Omar Tillman, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Passaic County Tech's record now sits at 9-2. As for Union City, their record is now 9-1.
Passaic County Tech strolled past Union City when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 14-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Passaic County Tech since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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