Santa Fe and Union County are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Santa Fe Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Union County Fightin' Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Santa Fe is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They lost 33-7 to Gainesville.
Meanwhile, Union County never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 35-0 victory over Keystone Heights. Given the Fightin' Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Indians are ranked 362nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Drew Simmons had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Gavin Jenkins also helped out with an impressive 88 receiving yards.
Santa Fe's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Union County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Santa Fe took a serious blow against Union County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 42-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Union County's Trenton Klein, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 145 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Now that Santa Fe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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