The Hartselle Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Homewood Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hartselle is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 66-62 heartbreaker at the hands of Lakeshore.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Homewood's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell to Cullman 78-73. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Bearcats are ranked 13th).
Homewood's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Hartselle, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Hartselle came up short against Homewood in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 66-59. Can Hartselle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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