The Hunterdon Central Red Devils are taking a road trip to take on the Union Farmers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Hunterdon Central and five for Union dating back to last season.
Hunterdon Central will head out to face Union after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Hunterdon Central fell 28-20 to Bridgewater-Raritan.
Meanwhile, Union entered their matchup against Westfield on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Union took a 14-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Westfield.
Union might have lost, but man, David Gardiner was a machine: he rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown. Backing up that air attack was Omalley King, who rushed for 103 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Union was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hunterdon Central now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Hunterdon Central was taken down by Union 49-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Hunterdon Central, Ashan Harris (who rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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