Football Preview: Oak Mountain Eagles vs. Hillcrest Patriots
Two dominant signal callers in Will O'Dell and Bryson Kimbrough are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Oak Mountain Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Hillcrest Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Oak Mountain is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Oak Mountain's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hewitt-Trussville on Friday. They had to suffer through a 63-0 loss at the hands of the Huskies. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Huskies are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillcrest). Everything went their way against Prattville on Thursday as Hillcrest made off with a 53-28 victory. Considering the Patriots have won four matchups by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Kimbrough, who threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 passes, and also rushed for 47 yards. Jacobi Harris was another key player, rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hillcrest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 387 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Oak Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Hillcrest, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Oak Mountain has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 193.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Hillcrest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 267. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Oak Mountain barely slipped by Hillcrest when the teams last played back in September of 2017, winning 28-27. Does Oak Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hillcrest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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