Football Preview: Minor Tigers vs. Gardendale Rockets
Minor hasn't had much luck against Gardendale recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Minor Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Gardendale Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Two weeks ago, everything went Minor's way against Woodlawn as Minor made off with a 48-27 win.
Kamari Bell had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Trevone Hurth also helped out as he racked up 143 rushing yards.
Another reason for the win was Minor's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Woodlawn's QB won't forget David Mason anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Minor got some further help from Brandon Woodard: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Minor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 412 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Woodlawn only rushed for 122.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gardendale). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Jackson-Olin 51-14 on the road. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Mustangs are ranked 234th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Minor's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Gardendale, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Minor came up short against Gardendale when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 61-49. Can Minor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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