The Vestavia Hills Rebels will take on the Auburn Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Vestavia Hills' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups.
On Thursday, everything came up roses for Vestavia Hills against Montgomery Catholic as the team secured a 40-13 victory. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Knights are ranked 62nd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Auburn had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They walked away with a 39-26 win over the Wolves.
Auburn's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Vestavia Hills, their win bumped their record up to an identical 8-2.
Everything came up roses for Vestavia Hills against Auburn in their previous meeting back in August, as the squad secured a 42-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Tigers' Antonio Welch, who picked up 95 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Rebels still be able to contain Welch? There's only one way to find out.
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