Volleyball Preview: Mallard Creek Mavericks vs. Hopewell Titans
Mallard Creek has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to take on the Hopewell Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopewell took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mallard Creek, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Mallard Creek made easy work of West Charlotte and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mallard Creek was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-10, 25-14.
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 six aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Hopewell lost 3-0 to Hough on Tuesday. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Hopewell had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 12 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-12, 25-18.
Mallard Creek has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Hopewell, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.
Mallard Creek came up short against Hopewell when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hopewell's Kenadie Kurosawa, who had 11 digs and 22 assists. Now that Mallard Creek knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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