Monroe Central only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 32-point they dealt Union City on Friday. The Monroe Central Golden Bears claimed a resounding 57-25 victory over the Union City Indians on the road. That's more bragging rights for the Golden Bears, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jerimiah Ullom was a one-man wrecking crew for Monroe Central as he rushed for 221 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 46 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Ullom is now averaging an impressive 2.5 rushing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was Lane Wilson, who threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Monroe Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 349 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.
Although Union City took the loss, they still got scores from Brayden Huggins, D'Shaun Ware, and Colton Emrick.
Monroe Central's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Union City, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Monroe Central will face off against North Decatur at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Union City, they will take on Hagerstown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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