The Oak Mountain Eagles will take on the Pelham Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Mountain will be strutting in after a win while Pelham will be coming in after a loss.
Oak Mountain is headed out to face Pelham after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Oak Mountain came out on top against Briarwood Christian by a score of 38-28 on Friday. 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. Marty Myricks was in the mix as well, providing Oak Mountain with two rushing touchdowns touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, 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.
Meanwhile, Pelham had to start their season on the road on Friday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They had to suffer through a 35-7 loss at the hands of Pell City.
Oak Mountain couldn't quite finish off Pelham when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 24-21. Thankfully for Oak Mountain, Clayton Mains (who rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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