It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Union County had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 28-18 win over the Pahokee Blue Devils. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fightin' Tigers.
Trenton Klein continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 50 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Drew Simmons was another key player, rushing for 154 yards and a touchdown.
Union County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pahokee only rushed for 217.
Union County wouldn't let Pahokee keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Union County can thank Klein and Ashton Newsom for forcing all of them.
Despite the loss, Pahokee still got an impressive performance from Zay Mitchell, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 197 yards on only 17 passes. Rashon Brown Jr. got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Union County pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.6 points per game. As for Pahokee, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Union County has already played their next match, a 34-8 defeat against Madison County on the 29th. Pahokee does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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