The Homewood Patriots will square off against the Mountain Brook Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Homewood will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
If Homewood beats Mountain Brook with 52 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Homewood's defense stepped up to hand Jackson-Olin a 52-0 shutout last Thursday. The matchup marked the Patriots' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Will Myers continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 177 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 89 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Evan Ausmer was in the mix as well, providing Homewood with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Homewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Homewood wouldn't let Jackson-Olin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as John Martin, Luke Eldridge, and Eldridge picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Mountain Brook faced Oxford in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. Mountain Brook and Oxford were almost perfectly matched up, but Mountain Brook suffered a 29-28 defeat.
Mountain Brook might have lost, but man, Cayden Hofbauer was a machine: he rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 160 yards and a touchdown on only nine passes. Another player making a difference was Stuart Andrews, who rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns.
Homewood's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Mountain Brook, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Homewood has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 185.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mountain Brook struggles in that department as they've been averaging 290. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Homewood was taken down by Mountain Brook 49-14 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can Homewood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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