Gardendale had lost six straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 0-7 to make it seven. They were outmatched by the Homewood Patriots and fell 42-9. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Patriots are ranked 31st).
Rian Porter threw for 187 yards and one TD while completing 80% of his passes. Jackson Hanner was his top target, picking up 58 receiving yards and one touchdown. On the ground, Carlos Brown rushed for 31 yards.
As for Homewood, their win bumped their record up to 6-1. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won six matchups by 27 points or more so far this season.
Homewood's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaleb Carson, who threw for 195 yards and three TDs, and also punched in two rushing scores. Davis Griffin helped Carson out on the ground, rushing for 78 yards and three scores on only 11 carries.
Gardendale has already played their next contest, a 35-28 defeat against Mortimer Jordan on the 10th. As for Homewood, they 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.
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