Tuscaloosa County was the 24-23 winner over Oak Mountain when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Tuscaloosa County Wildcats took a 49-35 bruising from the Oak Mountain Eagles on Friday. Even if the Wildcats couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Marty Myricks continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Oak Mountain, rushing for 267 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Myricks a new career-high in rushing yards. Will O?Dell also helped out as he racked up 177 rushing yards.
Tuscaloosa County dropped their record down to 0-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Oak Mountain, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Tuscaloosa County will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Hillcrest at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Tuscaloosa County is facing Hillcrest at the right time seeing as Hillcrest is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Oak Mountain will also get a bit of a break before their next game: they'll face off against Hoover at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Hoover will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Oak Mountain surely won't give up without a fight.
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