After each having a week off, the Prattville Lions and the Vestavia Hills Rebels will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Prattville is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Hoover just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Friday. They were beaten by the Buccaneers 40-6. The matchup marked the Lions' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Prattville's loss came about despite a quality game from Tristin Blackmon, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Blackmon got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 64 yards.
Meanwhile, Vestavia Hills faced Thompson in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. Vestavia Hills came up short against Thompson, falling 38-17. The contest was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Rebels struggled afterwards.
Although Vestavia Hills took the loss, they still got scores from Bruce Littleton and Charlie Taaffe.
Having lost for the first time this season, Prattville fell to 4-1. As for Vestavia Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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