The Baldwin Indians have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Union County Fightin' Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Baldwin's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat KIPP Bold City 42-0 at home. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 559th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Baldwin's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Gage Screws, who threw for 222 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 passes, and Nashawn Jacobs, who gained 160 total yards and a touchdown. Jacobs got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 53 yards. Kelvin Brown was in the mix as well, providing Baldwin with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Baldwin was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 404 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as KIPP Bold City only gained 129.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Baldwin's defense and their five sacks. KIPP Bold City's QB won't forget Synorice Barnes anytime soon given he sacked him 2.5 times.
Meanwhile, Union County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Santa Fe for the full four quarters, racking up a 45-0 win at home. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Fightin' Tigers had established a 38 point advantage.
Trenton Klein had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns while completing 100% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Drew Simmons, who gained 110 total yards and two touchdowns.
Baldwin now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Union County, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Baldwin has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 388 total yards per game. However, it's not like Union County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 394. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Everything came up roses for Baldwin against Union County when the teams last played back in September of 2018 as the team secured a 42-14 win. Does Baldwin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Union County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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