After each having a week off, the Vestavia Hills Rebels and the Prattville Lions will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Vestavia Hills focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four last Friday.
Vestavia Hills is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Thompson, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Vestavia Hills was ranked 20th). Vestavia Hills came up short against Thompson, falling 38-17. The game was a close 17-14 at the break, but unfortunately for the Rebels it sure didn't stay that way.
Although Vestavia Hills took the loss, they still got scores from Bruce Littleton and Charlie Taaffe.
Meanwhile, Prattville's undefeated season came to an end after four games last Friday. They were outmatched by Hoover on the road and fell 40-6. The Lions have struggled against the Buccaneers recently, as their game last Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The losing side was boosted by Tristin Blackmon, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Vestavia Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Prattville, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
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