Football Recap: Hillcrest Patriots vs. Oak Mountain Eagles
After losing to Oak Mountain the last time they met, Hillcrest decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Hillcrest Patriots enjoyed a cozy 50-36 win over the Oak Mountain Eagles on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Hillcrest's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bryson Kimbrough, who rushed for 107 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 225 yards while completing 78.6% of his passes. Those 107 rushing yards gave Kimbrough a new career-high. Christian Richey also helped out as he racked up 177 rushing yards.
Hillcrest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 350 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Oak Mountain still got an impressive performance from Will O'Dell, who threw for 345 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. O'Dell's longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. 174 of O'Dell's passing yards were hauled in by Zach Fitzgerald, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Hillcrest has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Oak Mountain, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Hillcrest does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oak Mountain, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 16-14 victory against Chelsea on the 1st.
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