Preview: Hillcrest Patriots vs. Hazel Green Trojans
The Hillcrest Patriots will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Hazel Green Trojans on February 28th. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hillcrest had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 57-42 victory over the Panthers. Hillcrest pushed the score to 53-28 by the end of the third, a deficit Pelham cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Hazel Green came tearing into Tuesday's contest with 13 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down Hartselle 57-39. 57 seems to be a good number for Hazel Green as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Hillcrest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season. As for Hazel Green, their victory bumped their record up to 28-4.
Hillcrest suffered a grim 52-31 defeat to Hazel Green in their previous matchup back in November of 2018. Can Hillcrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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