Football Game Preview: Tuscaloosa County Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 7:41am

Football Preview: Tuscaloosa County Wildcats vs. Oak Mountain Eagles

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The Tuscaloosa County Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Oak Mountain Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tuscaloosa County is looking for their season?s first win.

Tuscaloosa County's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Prattville on Friday. They were dealt a 30-0 loss at the hands of the Lions. 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 130th, while the Lions are ranked 30th).

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 42-7, which was the final score in Oak Mountain's tilt against Thompson on Friday. The Eagles have struggled against the Warriors recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.

Tuscaloosa County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Oak Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.

Tuscaloosa County won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, slipping by Oak Mountain 24-23. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Oak Mountain's Will O?Dell, who rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 179 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tuscaloosa County still be able to contain O?Dell? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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