Oak Mountain lost against Vestavia Hills back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Oak Mountain Eagles were outmatched by the Vestavia Hills Rebels at home and fell 42-14. 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 62nd, while the Rebels are ranked 18th).
Defeat or not, Oak Mountain got some senior leadership from Will O'Dell and Zach Fitzgerald. O'Dell threw for 293 yards and a touchdown, while Fitzgerald picked up 168 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 168 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Fitzgerald.
A big part of Vestavia Hills' win came down to the chemistry between Charlie Taaffe and his top target Luke Stubbs. Taaffe rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns while Stubbs rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown. Stubbs showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 54 yards.
Oak Mountain has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. As for Vestavia Hills, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-4.
Oak Mountain will challenge Hewitt-Trussville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.3 points per game this season. As for Vestavia Hills, they will square off against Tuscaloosa County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vestavia Hills is facing Tuscaloosa County at the right time seeing as Tuscaloosa County is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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