Oak Mountain won against Briarwood Christian last Friday with 38 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Oak Mountain Eagles strolled past the Pelham Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 38-20. The Eagles pushed the score to 38-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
Will O'Dell was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 296 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Zach Fitzgerald was another key player, picking up 167 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Oak Mountain's defense and their five sacks. Brooks Braswell was especially locked on to Pelham's QB and sacked him twice. Braswell's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oak Mountain was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 561 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Oak Mountain's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for Pelham, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oak Mountain will face off against Prattville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Pelham, they will square off against Chelsea at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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