Mountain Brook (7-2) vs. Gardendale (5-4)

Date: Friday, Nov. 2
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Spartan Stadium
Last week: Mountain Brook fell to Hoover, 31-7; Gardendale fell to Oxford, 61-21.

What to watch: Mountain Brook will be looking for some positive momentum heading into the playoffs after disappointing defeats the past two weeks at the hands of Thompson and Hoover. Against those two formidable foes, the Spartans surrendered more points than the first seven games of the season combined.

Last meeting: Gardendale toppled Mountain Brook, 14-9, on Sept. 12, 2013. Mountain Brook holds a 7-5 edge in the all-time series.

Playoff situation: Mountain Brook finished as the No. 3 seed in Class 7A, Region 3 and will travel to Austin for the first round of the playoffs next week. Gardendale will travel to Fort Payne in the first round.