Austin-East has gone 6-0 against Union County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Austin-East Roadrunners will be playing in front of their home fans against the Union County Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Austin-East is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row dating back to last season, Austin-East finally turned things around against Pigeon Forge on Thursday. They slipped by the Tigers 14-13.
The critical scores for Austin-East came from Nymire Jackson and James Niyonkuru.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Union County). In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 30-29 victory over Scott. The win was some much needed relief for the Patriots as it spelled an end to their nine-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Austin-East's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Union County, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Austin-East against Union County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 58-30 victory. Does Austin-East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Union County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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