Football Preview: Hartselle Tigers vs. Minor Tigers
After two games on the road, Hartselle is heading back home. They will welcome the Minor Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hartselle's defense has only allowed 11.1 points per game this season, so Minor's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Hartselle's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. Everything went their way against Mortimer Jordan as Hartselle made off with a 21-0 victory. Considering the Tigers have won five games by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, a win for Minor just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Northridge, falling 45-13. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Minor got top-tier performance from Dominic White, who picked up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns. White is becoming a predictor of Minor's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't).
Hartselle's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Minor, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Hartselle took a serious blow against Minor in their previous matchup back in November of 2016, falling 48-17. Can Hartselle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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