It was fun while it lasted, but Homewood's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Friday. They took a 27-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain Brook Spartans. The game marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why Homewood lost, don't look at Will Myers. Despite the final result, he threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 82 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (129 yards to be exact) went to Kylen Newell, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Stuart Andrews was his usual excellent self, rushing for 212 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry for Mountain Brook. Andrews' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Homewood fell to 5-1. As for Mountain Brook, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Homewood will be playing in front of their home fans against Gardendale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Homewood's defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so Gardendale's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Mountain Brook, they are taking a road trip to challenge Clay-Chalkville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Clay-Chalkville will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Mountain Brook surely won't give up without a fight.
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