The Fellowship Christian Paladins had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.8 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They walked away with a 28-21 victory over Union County. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but Fellowship Christian was the better team in the second half.
Fellowship Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jonathan Granby, who threw for 114 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Josh Milhollin, who picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Union County's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Caiden Tanner, who threw for 344 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.4% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Braylen Rader was another key contributor, gaining 124 total yards and two touchdowns.
Fellowship Christian pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 24.82 points. As for Union County, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fellowship Christian will take on Redan at 1:00 p.m. on November 11th. Redan will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 308th, while Fellowship Christian is ranked 104th). As for Union County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Eagle's Landing Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on November 11th.