Hartselle and Muscle Shoals squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Hartselle had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Muscle Shoals Trojans by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Hartselle wouldn't go down easily and took Muscle Shoals into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-14, 21-25, 20-25, 15-10.
This is the second loss in a row for Hartselle and nudges their season record down to 23-24. As for Muscle Shoals, the win was the 16th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-15.
Hartselle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Muscle Shoals, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Athens on the 17th.
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