The Union County Panthers will challenge the North Murray Mountaineers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Union County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 49 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Rockmart on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 26-12 to the Yellowjackets. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 131st).
Despite their loss, Union County saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Kamden Kendrick, who threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. A healthy portion of that aerial production (85 yards to be exact) went to Tyler Parker, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Murray). They were the clear victor by a 40-14 margin over Murray County on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Hudson Hulett continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 202 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 126 rushing yards dating back to last season. Layten Myers was another key player, rushing for 75 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: North Murray was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 417 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
North Murray's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Hulett and Jacob Daley.
Union County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for North Murray, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
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