The Homewood Patriots are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the Mortimer Jordan Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mortimer Jordan took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Homewood, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, everything went Homewood's way against Briarwood Christian as Homewood made off with a 28-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Will Myers went supernova for Homewood, rushing for 129 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 120 yards while completing 77.8% of his passes. With that strong performance, Myers is now averaging an impressive 101 rushing yards per game.
Meanwhile, Mortimer Jordan lost 35-14 to Cullman on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Devils have lost by exactly 21 points.
Despite the defeat, Mortimer Jordan saw an underclassman step up: Blaze Neely threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns.
Mortimer Jordan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Deangelo Williams and Daunte Williams. Daunte didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Homewood's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Mortimer Jordan, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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