Hartselle is 1-9 against Hazel Green since August of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 9:00 a.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Hartselle took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Athens.
Hartselle had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-19, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Hazel Green faced Chelsea in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Hazel Green narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Chelsea 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Hazel Green who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-27, 15-11.
Hartselle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a massive bump to their 19-15 record this season. As for Hazel Green, their win bumped their record up to 28-5.
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