Vestavia Hills hasn't had much luck against Hoover recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Vestavia Hills Rebels will take on the Hoover Buccaneers at 5:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Vestavia Hills comes in on eight and Hoover on 14.
Vestavia Hills is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Hartselle, who was ranked 13th at the time (Vestavia Hills was ranked second). Vestavia Hills took down Hartselle 41-26 on Friday. The 41-point effort marked the Rebels' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Hoover rang in the new year with a 66-53 win over Tupelo on Saturday.
Vestavia Hills' victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Hoover, their win bumped their record up to 19-2.
Vestavia Hills couldn't quite finish off Hoover in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 50-48. Can Vestavia Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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