Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rosewood). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Union Spartans 46-18 on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rosewood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Talan Collins, who picked up 98 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Collins has become a key player for Rosewood: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Hunter Sasser, who threw for 94 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Rosewood's defense stepped up as well, laying out Tobias Cromartie. three times. Derek Lund was especially locked on to Union's QB and sacked him twice. Micah Bell was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rosewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 233 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Despite the defeat, Union saw an underclassman step up: Cromartie rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns. Those 193 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Cromartie.
Rosewood's record now sits at 5-3. As for Union, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing North Duplin the next time they take the field. Union will host North Duplin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Rosewood will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
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