BOAZ, Ala. (WHNT) — For people injured in accidents, donated blood can mean the difference between life and death. This is why donating blood is such an important process.

The urgent need for blood, mixed with the low supplies, forces blood suppliers like LifeSouth to get creative in the ways that they bring in donors.

The Boaz vs Albertville blood drive is meant to be a light-hearted competition between the two cities. It also serves as a major blood drive for the Sand Mountain area. This is the biggest event the organization holds each year.

Organizers said the goal of this two-day event is to see which city could get the most donations, and it comes at a time when LifeSouth desperately needs blood.

"We used to draw over 100 units a day, so collections have dipped down a little bit,

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