Hoover is 2-8 against Thompson since November of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hoover Buccaneers will face off against the Thompson Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Hoover is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Hoover is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Tuscaloosa County for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-6 victory on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Thompson on Friday. They blew past Hillcrest 45-20. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Patriots are ranked 32nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Thompson's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Trent Seaborn, who threw for 403 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Michael Dujon helped Seaborn out on the ground, rushing for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also picking up 57 receiving yards.
Hoover is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Thompson, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Hoover came up short against Thompson in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 21-11. Can Hoover avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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