Football Preview: Hoover Buccaneers vs. Vestavia Hills Rebels
Hoover has gone 8-2 against Vestavia Hills recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hoover Buccaneers will welcome the Vestavia Hills Rebels at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Hoover is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Thompson, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Hoover was ranked seventh). Hoover slipped by Thompson 27-26 on Friday. The score was all tied up 10-10 at the break, but the Buccaneers were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Vestavia Hills won against Oak Mountain last Friday with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Vestavia Hills blew past Tuscaloosa County, posting a 42-0 win at home. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won four contests by 28 points or more so far this season.
Hoover's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Vestavia Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Hoover, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 26-7 loss to Vestavia Hills in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Hoover, John Paul Head (who rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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