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| 10/03/25 - Away | 42-9 W |
| 10/04/24 - Home | 23-7 W |
| 11/12/21 - Home | 27-35 L |
| 11/16/18 - Neutral | 14-0 W |
A well-balanced attack led Homewood over Gardendale in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Patriots blew the Rockets out of the water with a 42-9 final score. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Rockets are ranked 163rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Homewood's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaleb Carson, who threw for 195 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in two rushing scores. Davis Griffin helped Carson out on the ground, rushing for 78 yards and three TDs on only 11 carries.
Homewood's run defense was locked in: Gardendale could only muster 3.1 yards per carry. The team can thank John Griffin for the heroic effort on defense: he. Homewood didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.3.
Homewood's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.7 points. As for Gardendale, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Homewood will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Parker at 7:00 p.m. on the 17th. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,013 yards in their previous games. As for Gardendale, they have already played their next matchup, a 35-28 loss against Mortimer Jordan on the 10th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
