The Union City Soaring Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Irvington Blue Knights at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Union City has four straight wins, Irvington has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Union City had to skate by with only a one-point margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 48-point drubbing they dealt Columbia on Friday. The Soaring Eagles blew past the Cougars, posting a 48-0 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Soaring Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
Naythan Pena
| 10/24/25 @ Columbia | 210 |
| 09/12/25 @ Bayonne | 150 |
| 10/04/25 @ Montclair | 132 |
| 10/17/25 @ Irvington | 116 |
| 10/10/25 vs Orange | 66 |
Naythan Pena had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 210 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. Those 210 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Elemaniel Gerena got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Union City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Irvington ended up a good deal behind Seton Hall Prep on Saturday and lost 38-22.
Union City's record is now 5-3. As for Irvington, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Union City won a game that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played two weeks ago, slipping by Irvington 7-6. Will the Soaring Eagles repeat their success, or do the Blue Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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