Tuscaloosa County is 1-7 against Hewitt-Trussville since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tuscaloosa County Wildcats will be playing at home against the Hewitt-Trussville Huskies at 7:00 p.m.
Tuscaloosa County is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 42-0 loss at the hands of Vestavia Hills. The shutout was out of character for the Wildcats seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hewitt-Trussville). They claimed a resounding 63-0 win over Oak Mountain at home. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won six matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Delvecchio L. Alston II had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher ?Cj? Davis, who rushed for 73 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
Hewitt-Trussville wouldn't let Oak Mountain keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Michael Igbinoghene, Tj Rogers, and Preston Bozeman picked up one apiece. Hewitt-Trussville got some further help from Drew Ollis: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hewitt-Trussville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Tuscaloosa County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Hewitt-Trussville, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Tuscaloosa County took a serious blow against Hewitt-Trussville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 42-7. Thankfully for Tuscaloosa County, Peyton Floyd (who threw for 192 yards and four touchdowns while completing 93.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 67 yards on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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