The Mountain View Prep Stars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Union County Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View Prep knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Union County likes a good challenge.
Mountain View Prep's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave last Friday, when they got past Asheville School (Independent)'s usually-dominant defense. Mountain View Prep put the hurt on Asheville School (Independent) with a sharp 42-21 victory. The 42-point effort marked the Stars' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mountain View Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kadarus Hainsworth, who picked up 160 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Hainsworth torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards. Bryson Drummond was another key signal caller, throwing for 210 yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mountain View Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 265 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Mountain View Prep wouldn't let Asheville School (Independent) keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Braylen Meadows-Hines, CJ Lovelace, and Allen Edmondson Jr. picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Union County took a blow against Chester last Friday, falling 54-12. The Yellowjackets have struggled against the Cyclones recently, as their game last Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Union County got top-tier performance from Jakevious Jennings, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Jennings a new career-high in rushing yards.
Mountain View Prep pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Union County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Mountain View Prep has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 510.2 total yards per game. It's a different story for Union County, though, as they've been averaging only 204.8. Will Mountain View Prep be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Union County flip the script? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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