After each having a week off, the Union County Yellowjackets and the Mountain View Prep Stars will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Union County: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Mountain View Prep has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
Union County will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune last Friday. They were outmatched by Chester at home and fell 54-12. The Yellowjackets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-0.
Despite the loss, 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.
Meanwhile, Mountain View Prep's offense rose to the challenge against a Blues defense that boasted an average of only 16.25 points allowed last Friday. Mountain View Prep blew past Asheville School (Independent) 42-21. Fans of the Stars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Mountain View Prep got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kadarus Hainsworth out in front 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 player, 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.
Union County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Mountain View Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
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