Union City and Irvington are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Union City Soaring Eagles will challenge the Irvington Blue Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Union City will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Union City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 69-0 victory over Orange. The Soaring Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 35 points or more this season.
Mark Boyd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 107 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja'Zaire Aurelus, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Meanwhile, Irvington sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 24-21 win over Passaic County Tech on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Knights.
Union City's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Irvington, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Union City beat Irvington 7-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Union City repeat their success, or does Irvington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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