The North Union Wildcats will take on the Zane Trace Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Things were looking good for North Union after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell to Liberty Union 39-34.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Wyatt Arver, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. He got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible61 yards.
Even though they lost, North Union was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Zane Trace lost 28-7 to Waverly on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost six in a row.
Even if they lost, Zane Trace's defense still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Blake Brower and Brice Johnson who racked up six sacks between them. Brower's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up three sacks and making ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
North Union's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Zane Trace, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
North Union couldn't quite finish off Zane Trace in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 17-14. Thankfully for North Union, Blake Phillips (who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns) 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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