It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Southside can now relate to. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 45-7 to the Mountain Brook Spartans, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Spartans are ranked 20th).
A big part of Mountain Brook's victory came down to the chemistry between Cayden Hofbauer and his top target Archie Andrews. Hofbauer threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes while Andrews picked up 124 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Andrews was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 56 yards. Stuart Andrews helped Hofbauer out on the ground, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown.
Southside's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5. As for Mountain Brook, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Southside does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mountain Brook, they will take on Parker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mountain Brook's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.
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