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| 09/26/25 - Away | 25-24 W |
| 09/27/24 - Home | 27-22 W |
| 10/14/21 - Away | 49-14 W |
| 10/15/20 - Home | 28-0 W |
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Mountain Brook ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They slipped by the Homewood Patriots 25-24. The win continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now won four in a row.
Cayden Hofbauer had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 231 yards and one TD while completing 79.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 57 yards. Those 231 passing yards gave him a new career-high. 90 of Hofbauer's passing yards were hauled in by John Colvin.
Several Patriots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kaleb Carson, who rushed for 105 yards and one score, and also threw for 219 yards and one touchdown. Homewood's leading receiver Tomon Felton was Carson's top target yet again, picking up 151 receiving yards and one TD.
Mountain Brook's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Homewood, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Coming up, Mountain Brook will face off against Clay-Chalkville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Cougars' defense has only allowed 10.5 points per game this season, so the Spartans' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Homewood, they will take on Gardendale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Patriots will be up against the Rockets' rather soft defense (which has allowed 42.33 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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