Hoover is 4-0 against Auburn since December of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hoover Buccaneers will take on the Auburn Tigers at 9:00 a.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Hoover sitting on five straight wins and Auburn on 11.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Hoover walked away with it. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Patriots 58-55. 58 seems to be a good number for Hoover as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Foley typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Auburn proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lions and snuck past 53-51.
Auburn got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Syriah Daniels out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Daniels has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last four times she's played. Brooke Hallman was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with six rebounds.
Hoover is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season. As for Auburn, they pushed their record up to 26-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Hoover against Auburn in their previous matchup back in December of 2021 as the team secured a 73-40 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hoover since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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