Volleyball Recap: Mallard Creek's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Tuesday

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 7:45am

Volleyball Recap: Mallard Creek Mavericks vs. North Mecklenburg Vikings

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If Mallard Creek was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Chambers last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mallard Creek Mavericks fell 3-1 to the North Mecklenburg Vikings on Tuesday. The Mavericks' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Mallard Creek actually scored more points across those four sets (86-81), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 6-25, 25-23, 25-20.

Even though they lost, Mallard Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive contests.

Mallard Creek's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for North Mecklenburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.

Mallard Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Mecklenburg, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Hough on the 16th.

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