Homewood entered their game against Parker on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Homewood Patriots took a 27-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Parker Thundering Herd. The matchup marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Although Homewood took the loss, they still got scores from J.T. Watts and Will Myers.
Terence Gaines Jr was his usual excellent self, rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, while also catching a touchdown for Parker. That's the most rushing yards Gaines Jr has posted since back in August. Another rusher making a difference was Chancellor Sparks, who gained 114 total yards and a touchdown.
Homewood's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. As for Parker, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Homewood will take on Minor at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Homewood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.5 points per game this season. As for Parker, they will face off against Woodlawn at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Parker is facing Woodlawn at the right time seeing as Woodlawn is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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