After soaring to 33 points the game before, Gardendale was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 23-7 to the Homewood Patriots. The Rockets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Patriots apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2021.
Deacon Dyer threw for 77 yards and a touchdown.
Braylon Henry was his top target, making a tackle. On the ground,
Urijah Casey rushed for 27 yards.
Evan Ausmer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 152 yards for Homewood. Those 152 rushing yards gave Ausmer a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Carson, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
With the defeat, Gardendale broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-3. As for Homewood, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Gardendale wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 34-20 loss against Mortimer Jordan on the 11th. As for Homewood, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Parker at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 976 yards in their previous games.
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