With a playoff game on the line, Union City rose to the challenge on Friday. They really took it to the East Orange Campus Jaguars for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-0 victory. The Soaring Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by 35 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Ja'Zaire Aurelus, who rushed for 145 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Another rusher making a difference was Mark Boyd, who rushed for 117 yards on only 14 carries.
Union City wouldn't let East Orange Campus keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Union City can thank Nah'Jeer Stokes and Omar Tillman for forcing both of them. Tillman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Union City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matches.
Union City's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.7 points. As for East Orange Campus, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-3.
Union City and East Orange Campus are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Union City will square off against Toms River North at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Union City's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last eight games. As for East Orange Campus, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Barringer. East Orange Campus' defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so Barringer's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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