The Pelham Panthers will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Oak Mountain Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pelham is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They were beaten by Pell City 35-7 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Oak Mountain took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They walked away with a 38-28 win over Briarwood Christian. The victory was some much needed relief for the Eagles as it spelled an end to their nine-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Will O'Dell went supernova for Oak Mountain, rushing for 194 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also throwing for 208 yards while completing 80.8% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Marty Myricks, who rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns.
Myricks wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Oak Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Pelham skirted past Oak Mountain 24-21 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Pelham have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oak Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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