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| 10/11/24 - Home | 21-19 W |
| 10/13/23 - Home | 21-14 W |
| 10/07/22 - Away | 45-21 W |
| 10/01/21 - Home | 45-34 W |
| 10/02/20 - Away | 7-19 L |
| + 5 more games |
Hartselle has gone 8-2 against Athens recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Tigers will challenge the Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Hartselle is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Hartselle barely beat Cullman the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers blew past the Bearcats 24-0 on Friday. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, Athens fell victim to Muscle Shoals and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Trojans 28-0. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Trojans are ranked 17th).
The defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 3-3. As for Hartselle, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Hartselle came out on top in a nail-biter against Athens when the teams last played back in October of 2024, sneaking past 21-19. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Golden Eagles' Brogan Gross, who threw for 201 yards and two TDs, and also rushed for 44 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Tigers to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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