The Homewood Patriots will take on the Pell City Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Pell City will be up against a hot Homewood team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Patriots came out on top against James Clemens by a score of 38-28 on Thursday.
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Homewood had a senior duo take command as Kaleb Carson rushed for 56 yards and one TD on only six carries and Davis Griffin rushed for 107 yards and a pair of scores. Those 107 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Griffin. Tomon Felton also helped out with an impressive 82 receiving yards.
Homewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pell City). They claimed a resounding 54-19 victory over Southside. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-0.
Homewood better keep an eye on Izaiah Smith. He was instrumental in Pell City's win, rushing for 80 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also catching one score. The dominant performance also gave Smith a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two). Brody Gossett was another key player, throwing for 176 yards and three TDs on only 16 passes.
Pell City's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Homewood, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Homewood has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 173.1 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Pell City, though, as they've been averaging only 93.5 rushing yards. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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