The Union City Indians will venture away from home to square off against the Centerville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
As a matter of fact, Union City put up the most points they have all season on Friday. They claimed a resounding 92-6 win over Cambridge City Lincoln. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Golden Eagles recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
D'Shaun Ware continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 125 yards and four touchdowns, while also picking up 150 receiving yards and three scores. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 57 yards. Gavin Elmore also helped out as he racked up 107 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Centerville's strategy against Union County on Friday. The Bulldogs never let the Patriots get on the board and left with a 64-0 win. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 56-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Patriots had no chance of recovering from.
Centerville's win came from a few key players Union City will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jace Hollendonner, who threw for 204 yards and four TDs while completing 90% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (168.8). Maddox Pritchett also helped with three touchdowns in total.
Centerville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Pritchett and Brylen Riggs. Pritchett got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Union City's record is now 2-5. As for Centerville, their record now sits at 5-2.
Union City took a serious blow against Centerville in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 55-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hollendonner, who threw for 257 yards and five TDs while completing 82.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards and one score. Now that the Indians know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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