After two games on the road, Union City is heading back home. They will welcome the Centerville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Union City took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 41-8 win over Cambridge City Lincoln. With the Indians ahead 35-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Union City's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Trendon Spence, who rushed for 163 yards on only 15 carries, and also picked up 42 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Spence has posted since back in August of 2023. Jayson Connor was another key passer, throwing for 171 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Centerville). They breezed by Union County at home to the tune of 61-8 on Friday. Considering the Bulldogs have won four matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Centerville's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jace Hollendonner, who threw for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes, and Aiden Hoelscher, who rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Hoelscher also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making two total tackles. Maddox Pritchett made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Centerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Centerville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Austyn Mcguire, Pritchett, and Ethan Vecera picked up one apiece.
Union City's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Centerville, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Union City took a serious blow against Centerville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 53-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hoelscher, who rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Now that Union City knows 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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