Union Grove is 1-6 against Beckville since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions faces off against the Beckville Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. Union Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.5 points per game this season.
Union Grove is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Harleton on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Union Grove came up short against Harleton, falling 35-14. The contest marked the Lions' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
The losing side was boosted by Jace Roberts, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns.
Union Grove wouldn't let Harleton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Union Grove can thank Hudson Wightman and Carter Cooper for forcing both of them. Wightman also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 103.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Beckville). They put the hurt on Hawkins with a sharp 76-54 victory on Friday. Considering the Bearcats have won five games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jorden Prince continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 268 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. Prince is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyson Oden, who picked up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Beckville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 400 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Beckville's defensive line made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. Jt Smith was especially locked on to Hawkins' QB and sacked him twice. Dillan Koger was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles.
Union Grove's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3. As for Beckville, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Union Grove took a serious blow against Beckville in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 62-9. Thankfully for Union Grove, Jkoby Williams (who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 90 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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