Football Game Preview: Hoover Vikings vs. Lake Blue Streaks

The Hoover Vikings will head out to face off against the Lake Blue Streaks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hoover will be strutting in after a victory while Lake will be coming in after a defeat.

On Friday, Hoover strolled past Perry with points to spare, taking the game 35-21. The Vikings pushed the score to 35-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.

Despite a strong season so far, Lake has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 24-21 heartbreaker at the hands of McKinley. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Streaks have lost by exactly three points.

Lake's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Hoover, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.

Hoover took a serious blow against Lake in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 28-0. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.