It was fun while it lasted, but Union County's undefeated season came to an end after eight games on Friday. They and the Chiefland Indians were almost perfectly matched up, but the Union County Fightin' Tigers suffered a 30-29 loss. The loss put an end to the Fightin' Tigers' undefeated start to the season.
Gavin Jenkins and Trenton Klein certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Jenkins picked up 81 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Klein threw for 140 yards and three touchdowns. An impressive showing, but Klein really ramped things up playing D: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Even if they lost, Union County's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. In that department, Connor Bresee was the leader with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Having lost for the first time this season, Union County fell to 8-1. As for Chiefland, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Union County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Chiefland, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 39-6 victory against Trenton on the 4th.
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