Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Union Local walked away with it. They strolled past the Africentric Early College Nubians with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 28-12.
Despite the loss, Africentric Early College still got an impressive performance from Derron Gray Jr, who picked up 110 receiving yards and two TDs.
Union Local has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.5 points on average over those games. As for Africentric Early College, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4.
Coming up, Union Local will head out to square off against Nelsonville-York at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Buckeyes' defense has only allowed 8.8 points per game this season, so the Jets' offense will have their work cut out for them. Africentric Early College does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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