Football Preview: Vestavia Hills Rebels vs. Hoover Buccaneers
Vestavia Hills has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Hoover Buccaneers at 5:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Vestavia Hills is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Spain Park, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Vestavia Hills was ranked fourth). Everything went Vestavia Hills' way against Spain Park on Tuesday as Vestavia Hills made off with a 27-6 win. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won nine games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Julia Rose continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 266 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 31 yards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rushing yards. Caroline Nintzel was Rose's top target, picking up 35 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Vestavia Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Molly Mitchell, Chloe Leahy, and Kate Fitzpatrick picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last matchup, Hoover made sure to put some points up on the board against Mountain Brook on Tuesday. Hoover blew past Mountain Brook 48-7 on the road.
Vestavia Hills pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Hoover, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
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