Hazel Green is 9-1 against Hartselle since August of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Hazel Green Trojans will be staying on the road to face off against the Hartselle Tigers at 9:00 a.m. The last three games Hazel Green has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Hazel Green is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Chelsea, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Hazel Green was ranked 11th). Hazel Green won by a set and slipped past Chelsea 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Hazel Green got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-27, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Hartselle sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Athens on Thursday.
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.
Hazel Green has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season. As for Hartselle, they pushed their record up to 19-15 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Hazel Green came out on top in a nail-biter against Hartselle when the teams last played back in August, sneaking past 2-1. Will Hazel Green repeat their success, or does Hartselle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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