Football Preview: Hewitt-Trussville Huskies vs. Tuscaloosa County Wildcats
Hewitt-Trussville is 7-1 against Tuscaloosa County since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hewitt-Trussville Huskies will face off against the Tuscaloosa County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Hewitt-Trussville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.8 points per game this season.
Hewitt-Trussville's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 63-0 victory over Oak Mountain at home. Considering the Huskies have won six matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Delvecchio L. Alston II was a one-man wrecking crew for Hewitt-Trussville as he rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. That's the most rushing yards Alston II has posted since back in October of 2023. Christopher ?Cj? Davis was another major influence, as he rushed for 73 yards and ran in a TD.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hewitt-Trussville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hewitt-Trussville wouldn't let Oak Mountain keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Michael Igbinoghene, Tj Rogers, and Preston Bozeman picked up one apiece. Hewitt-Trussville got some further help from Drew Ollis: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Tuscaloosa County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were dealt a 42-0 loss at the hands of Vestavia Hills. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Rebels are ranked 18th).
Hewitt-Trussville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Tuscaloosa County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Hewitt-Trussville against Tuscaloosa County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-7 win. In that contest, Hewitt-Trussville amassed a halftime lead of 42-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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