Football Recap: Vestavia Hills Rebels vs. Oak Mountain Eagles
A well-balanced attack led Vestavia Hills over Oak Mountain in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Vestavia Hills Rebels blew the Oak Mountain Eagles out of the water with a 42-14 final score. Considering the Rebels have won three games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Vestavia Hills' win came down to the chemistry between Charlie Taaffe and his top target Luke Stubbs. Taaffe rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns while Stubbs rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown. Taaffe has become a key player for Vestavia Hills: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Vestavia Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 426 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Defeat or not, Oak Mountain got some senior leadership from Will O'Dell and Zach Fitzgerald. O'Dell threw for 293 yards and a touchdown, while Fitzgerald picked up 168 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 168 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Fitzgerald.
Vestavia Hills' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-4. As for Oak Mountain, they now also have a losing record at 3-4.
Vestavia Hills will host Tuscaloosa County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vestavia Hills is facing Tuscaloosa County at the right time seeing as Tuscaloosa County is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Oak Mountain, they will head out to face off against Hewitt-Trussville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hewitt-Trussville's defense has only allowed 10.9 points per game this season, so Oak Mountain's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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