It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Holmes County can now relate to. They came up short against the Union County Fightin' Tigers on Friday, falling 42-20. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Fightin' Tigers are ranked 122nd).
Although Holmes County took the loss, they still got scores from Bradley Garrett, Kenyon Pool, and Rayce Griffin.
Holmes County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Landon Weeks. Nick Chiren was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Union County was led to victory by Drew Simmons and Trenton Klein. Simmons gained 164 total yards and three touchdowns, while Klein threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes. What's more, Klein also racked up 84 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September. Another player making a difference was Gavin Jenkins, who picked up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Holmes County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season. As for Union County, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Holmes County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Union County, they will challenge Pahokee at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Union County: 11.9, Pahokee: 10.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
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