The Union Yellowjackets will face off against the Walnut Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Union is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Philadelphia last Thursday. They took a 16-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tornadoes. The Yellowjackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Walnut against East Union last Thursday as the squad secured a 50-20 win. Considering the Wildcats have won six games by more than 21 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Kemarrian Gray and Adrian Palmer were among the main playmakers for Walnut as the former rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries and the latter rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Palmer got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 64 yards.
Walnut was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Walnut's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Isaiah Sauceda was the leader with two.
Walnut has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.3 points per game. As for Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
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