The Hudson Cobras will take on the Union County Fightin' Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hudson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 49-7 win over Anclote at home.
Meanwhile, Union County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Trinity Catholic 54-16 at home. The Fightin' Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 22 points or more this season.
Union County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Trenton Klein led the charge by throwing for 210 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 56 yards on only six carries. Klein didn't just play on offense: he also picked up 1.5 sacks and made six total tackles (2.5 for loss). Another back making a difference was Drew Simmons, who gained 130 total yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Union County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. In that department, Jaden Mccray was the leader with three. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 6.5 total tackles per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Union County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Hudson's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Union County, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
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