The Gardendale Rockets will face off against the Homewood Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gardendale has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 119 points over their last three games.
Last Friday, Gardendale didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Central, but they still walked away with a 33-28 win.
Urijah Casey was his usual excellent self, rushing for 134 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Gardendale's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Chris Donaldson and Adam Yazel, who racked up four sacks between them. Yazel is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made 13 or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Gardendale got some further help from Rowan Warmack: he made 16 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Homewood's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Friday. They took a 27-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mountain Brook. The match marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Gardendale's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Homewood, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Gardendale beat Homewood 35-27 in their previous matchup back in November of 2021. Does Gardendale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Homewood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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