The McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets will square off against the Hoover Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as McGill-Toolen comes in on 17 and Hoover on four.
McGill-Toolen is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Gulf Breeze, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (McGill-Toolen was ranked first). The Yellowjackets walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Dolphins on Tuesday.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-15, 22-25, 25-22.
Bella Smith
| 09/30/25 @ Gulf Breeze | 2 |
| 09/25/25 vs Fairhope | 1 |
| 09/23/25 @ Mobile Christian | 1 |
| 09/18/25 vs Daphne | 1 |
| 09/16/25 @ Davidson | 1 |
| 09/11/25 vs Mountain Brook | 2 |
Payton Mcclarren and Bella Smith were among the main playmakers for McGill-Toolen as the former had 17 digs and two aces and the latter had 12 digs and two assists. That's the most assists Smith has posted over her last six contests.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Hoover and Oak Mountain, and Hoover kept the tradition alive. The Buccaneers blew past the Eagles 3-0 on Tuesday.
Hoover's got stronger as the match went on, holding Oak Mountain to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-15, 25-12.
McGill-Toolen's record is now 23-2. As for Hoover, their record now sits at 13-16.
McGill-Toolen was able to grind out a solid win over Hoover in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, winning 3-1. Will the Yellowjackets repeat their success, or do the Buccaneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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