Vestavia Hills has won seven straight games at home, while Westminster Christian Academy has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Rebels will host the Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Vestavia Hills 6, Westminster Christian Academy 12.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
26 must be Vestavia Hills' lucky number: they beat Huffman with that score not once but twice last Thursday. The Rebels didn't even let the Vikings on the board, marking the Rebels' second-straight 26-0 shutout. The Rebels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 games by 20 points or more this season.
A big part of Vestavia Hills' win came down to the chemistry between Julia Rose and her top target Alexis Rubin. Rose threw for 190 yards and four touchdowns while Rubin picked up 95 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Rubin also deserves a shoutout for her performance on D, making three total tackles and defending one pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Vestavia Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rubin and Molly Mac Sharp. Emma Harper was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Westminster Christian Academy faced Boaz in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Wildcats lost 34-12 to the Pirates. Having soared to a lofty 38 points in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Vestavia Hills' victory bumped their record up to 22-1. As for Westminster Christian Academy, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-3.
Everything came up roses for Vestavia Hills against Westminster Christian Academy when the teams last played back in September, as the team secured a 40-0 win. Will the Rebels repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
