Two dominant backs in Rashon Brown Jr. and Drew Simmons are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Pahokee Blue Devils will challenge the Union County Fightin' Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pahokee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Chipley 42-0. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Tigers are ranked 346th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zay Mitchell went supernova for Pahokee, throwing for 312 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87% of his passes. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Kamari Foreman, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Pahokee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Union County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on November 1st. They put the hurt on Holmes County with a sharp 42-20 victory on Friday.
Simmons and Trenton Klein were among the main playmakers for Union County as the former gained 164 total yards and three touchdowns and the latter threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes. What's more, Klein also racked up 84 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September. Gavin Jenkins was another key player, picking up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Union County wouldn't let Holmes County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Union County can thank Bryan Tyson and Ashton Newsom for forcing both of them.
Union County pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.9 points per game. As for Pahokee, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
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