Hartland girls meet Mott to start three-game test — with broadcast link

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HARTLAND — After a pair of easy recent wins, the Hartland girls basketball team faces a challenging stretch beginning tonight.

The Eagles (3-0) play host to unbeaten Waterford Mott (3-0) in a Lakes Conference crossover game tonight in their home opener.

Hartland then takes on a strong Detroit King team Saturday morning before traveling to Pinckney for its KLAA West Division opener on Tuesday.

“We’re going to find out about ourselves real quickly,” Hartland coach Don Palmer said.

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“We’re definitely excited,” said senior Lexey Tobel, who is beginning her third year on the varsity. “We’ve had three on the road already. We’re excited for the fans and community to come out.”

They’ll likely see a Hartland team that returns all of its key players from last season and added 6-2 freshman Whitney Sollom, whose mother and two aunts all played college basketball and whose father played football at U-M.

Both teams finished second in their divsions last year and both won 15 games.

“This will be the best team we’ve played,” Palmer said. “I think Fenton is better, but in that particular game (a 62-36 win by the Eagles in the season opener), and we all have them, they didn’t play well.”

Mott features Myra Williams, a 5-11 senior post player who figures to give the Eagles problems in the paint.

“She’s one of those gazelle-type girls,” Palmer said. “Just oozes athleticism. She’s not a great shooter, but she’s a great athlete and it will be tough to keep her off the glass and away from the hoop.”

The Eagles will play in the Michigan Holiday Classic at Detroit Edison at 11:20 a.m., weather permitting.

“I think we’re going to find out a lot about ourselves in the next five days,” Palmer said. “I scheduled (Saturday’s) game with the idea of seeing if we’re any good.”

Meanwhile, Tobel said the quick turnaround between games, about 14 hours, isn’t anything most of her teammates haven’t experienced.

“Most of the girls have played AAU, so we’re used to that,” she said. “We’re used to waking up early and being ready to go.”

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