There's no place like home for Homewood, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took down the Gardendale Rockets 23-7 on Friday. For the Patriots, this counts as revenge for the 35-27 defeat the Rockets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2021.
Evan Ausmer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 152 yards. Those 152 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Carson, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
Homewood wouldn't let Gardendale keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Homewood can thank Henry Templeton and Trust Darnell for forcing both of them. Darnell is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 18 games he's played dating back to last season.
Homewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Homewood's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Gardendale, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
Homewood will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Parker at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Homewood's defense has only allowed 11.7 points per game this season, so Parker's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Gardendale, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 34-20 defeat against Mortimer Jordan on the 11th.
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