It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mountain Brook had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Southside Panthers, posting a 45-7 victory. Considering the Spartans have won five matches by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Mountain Brook's win came down to the chemistry between Cayden Hofbauer and his top target Archie Andrews. Hofbauer threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes while Andrews picked up 124 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Andrews showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 56 yards. Mountain Brook also got a significant boost from Stuart Andrews, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 106 yards.
The victory (which was Mountain Brook's fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.5 points. As for Southside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.
Mountain Brook will be playing in front of their home fans against Parker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Parker is coming into the matchup with five straight wins on the road, so Mountain Brook will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Southside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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