Vestavia Hills's game two weeks ago was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Prattville Lions 49-14 on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Rebels just coasted through the last quarter.
Charlie Taaffe was his usual excellent self, throwing for 188 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 11-for-11 passing, while also rushing for 33 yards and a touchdown. Smith King handled things on the ground, rushing for 93 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Vestavia Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Vestavia Hills' record is now 2-4. As for Prattville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Vestavia Hills will take on Oak Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vestavia Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.5 points per game this season. As for Prattville, they will square off against Hewitt-Trussville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hewitt-Trussville's defense has only allowed 11.4 points per game this season, so Prattville's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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