Homewood has won four straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Parker has won four straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Homewood Patriots will host the Parker Thundering Herd at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Homewood: 11.7, Parker: 11.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Two weeks ago, Homewood strolled past Gardendale with points to spare, taking the game 23-7.
Homewood wouldn't let Gardendale keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Homewood can thank Henry Templeton and Trust Darnell for forcing both of them. Darnell is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 18 games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, while Parker put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Minor. Parker blew past Minor, posting a 37-0 win at home. The Thundering Herd might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 28 points or more this season.
Chancellor Sparks went supernova for Parker, rushing for 167 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Those 167 rushing yards gave Sparks a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Miles, who rushed for 120 yards on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Parker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 432 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Homewood's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Parker, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Homewood didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Parker when the teams last played back in September of 2017, but they still walked away with a 20-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Parker's Corey Dudley, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 64 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Homewood to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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