Edmond Memorial hasn't had much luck against Union recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Edmond Memorial Bulldogs will challenge the Union Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Edmond Memorial will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Broken Arrow, who they had gone 0-8 against in their eight prior meetings. Edmond Memorial claimed a resounding 61-28 victory over Broken Arrow. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 28.8 points per game.
It was another big night for David McComb, who threw for 273 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Billy Mcdown, who picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Edmond Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Edmond Memorial's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Teagan Lesch with two sacks.
Meanwhile, Union had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 56-7 victory over the Jaguars. The Redhawks pushed the score to 56-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jaguars cut but never quite recovered from.
Shaker Reisig continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 375 yards and six touchdowns while completing 88% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Stone Turner, who picked up 98 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Union didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kai?Dence Simmons and Ashton Cunningham.
Edmond Memorial's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.0 points per game. As for Union, their record now sits at 7-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Edmond Memorial has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 190.2 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Union has preferred to attack from the air: they average 280.8 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
Edmond Memorial ended up a good deal behind Union when the teams last played back in November of 2023, losing 35-17. Can Edmond Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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