Football Preview: Hueytown Golden Gophers vs. Central Falcons
The Hueytown Golden Gophers will venture away from home to challenge the Central Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hueytown's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 40-0 win over Brookwood. The victory was nothing new for the Golden Gophers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, Central had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Brookwood 49-13 on the road last Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Falcons considering their ten-point performance the matchup before.
Hueytown's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Central, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Hueytown against Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-28 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Central's David McNeil, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Hueytown to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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