Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oak Mountain). They took down the Tuscaloosa County Wildcats 49-35 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
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. The team also got some help courtesy of Will O?Dell, who rushed for 177 yards while picking up 8.0 yards per carry.
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.
Oak Mountain now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Tuscaloosa County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Oak Mountain will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Hoover at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Hoover's defense has only allowed 14.4 points per game this season, so Oak Mountain's offense will have their work cut out for them. Tuscaloosa County will also get a bit of a break before their next game: they'll face off against Hillcrest at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Tuscaloosa County is facing Hillcrest at the right time seeing as Hillcrest is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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