The Union County Patriots and the Wes-Del Warriors are set to duel on Friday. Union County will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 61-8, which was the final score in Union County's tilt against Centerville on Friday. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 54-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wes-Del). They blew past Park Tudor 72-45 at home on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Warriors needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
It was another big night for Brock Nauman, who rushed for 309 yards and eight touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Eli Wright, who rushed for 102 yards on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wes-Del was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 595 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Union County's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Wes-Del, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Union County suffered a grim 34-14 defeat to Wes-Del when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Union County, Triton Blevins (who rushed for 212 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 109 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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