The Westminster Christian Academy Wildcats will head out to square off against the Vestavia Hills Rebels at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Westminster Christian Academy's defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so Vestavia Hills' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Westminster Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Boaz, who was ranked fifth at the time (Westminster Christian Academy was ranked 24th). The Wildcats came up short against the Pirates on Tuesday, falling 34-12. Having soared to a lofty 38 points in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Vestavia Hills had already won 20 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.3 points) and they went ahead and made it 21 last Thursday. They didn't even let the Vikings on the board, marking their second-straight 26-0 shutout. The Rebels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 contests by 20 points or more this season.
A big part of Vestavia Hills' win came down to the chemistry between Julia Rose and her top target Alexis Rubin. Rose threw for 190 yards and four touchdowns while Rubin picked up 95 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. Rubin also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending one pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Vestavia Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rubin and Molly Mac Sharp. Emma Harper was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Vestavia Hills' record now sits at 22-1. As for Westminster Christian Academy, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-3.
Westminster Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 40-0 loss at the hands of Vestavia Hills in their previous matchup back in September. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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