Oak Mountain Eagles face Homewood Patriots in final regular season game

The Oak Mountain Eagles play their final regular season game against the Homewood Patriots on Friday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. The contest takes place at Waldrop Stadium in Homewood.

Oak Mountain enters the game with a 2-7 record. The Eagles lost 42-0 to Thompson last week. In that matchup, Kentrell Tolbert rushed for 146 yards on 27 carries. The Eagles controlled the clock for 28 minutes and 7 seconds, while Thompson held the ball for 19 minutes and 53 seconds.

Homewood holds an 8-1 record. The Patriots secured the Class 5A, Region 4 title in their previous game against Ramsay. Jozy Hicks kicked a 42-yard field goal to win that contest 10-7. The Homewood defense limited Ramsay to 122 total yards in that victory.

The two teams last met in 2011. Homewood won that game 14-7. Oak Mountain leads the all-time series 4-2.

The Eagles finish their season after Friday night's game. The Patriots host Theodore in the first round of the playoffs the following week. Chelsea and Spain Park played earlier in the week on Thursday night.

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