Oak Mountain is 0-10 against Hoover since September of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Oak Mountain Eagles will take on the Hoover Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. Hoover took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Oak Mountain, who comes in off a win.
Oak Mountain took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They strolled past Tuscaloosa County with points to spare, taking the game 49-35. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Marty Myricks continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 267 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Oak Mountain also got a significant boost from Will O?Dell, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 177 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Oak Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 448 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hoover faced Parker in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Hoover fell to Parker 14-10. Having soared to a lofty 40 points in the game before, the Buccaneers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Oak Mountain now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Hoover, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.
Oak Mountain was taken down by Hoover 62-14 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Oak Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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