The Darlington Tigers will be taking part in a tournament against the Hazel Green Trojans at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Darlington will be strutting in after a win while Hazel Green will be coming in after a defeat.
Darlington will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal last Monday, then bounced right back against Temple on Friday. Darlington put the hurt on Temple with a sharp 8-1 victory. Darlington might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by five goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 goals the game before, Hazel Green was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They lost 6-0 to Oologah. While losing is never fun, Hazel Green can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 84th in Alabama, while Oologah are ranked fifth in Oklahoma).
Darlington's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those three contests. As for Hazel Green, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
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