Softball Game Preview: Gardendale Rockets vs. Hartselle Tigers

The Gardendale Rockets will face off against the Hartselle Tigers on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.

Gardendale is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Mountain Brook 22-5 on Thursday. Considering the Rockets have won 17 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Hartselle rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Golden Eagles a 2-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by exactly two runs.

Gardendale's win bumped their record up to 28-19-1. As for Hartselle, their victory bumped their record up to 21-12-1.

Gardendale couldn't quite finish off Hartselle when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can the Rockets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.