Volleyball Preview: Mauldin Mavericks vs. Woodmont Wildcats
Mauldin is 8-2 against Woodmont since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mauldin Mavericks will venture away from home to face off against the Woodmont Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mauldin took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Greenville out 3-2.
Mauldin took Greenville into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-23, 25-17, 23-25, 15-11.
Elise Burgess and Mary Connelly were among the main playmakers for Mauldin as the former had 27 digs and the latter had six digs and 28 assists. Connelly is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 17 every time she's taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, Woodmont posted their biggest win since September 12th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Greenwood as Woodmont made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Woodmont was: they took every set by at least 12 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-13, 25-12.
Woodmont was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Mauldin has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Woodmont, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Mauldin was able to grind out a solid victory over Woodmont in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Mauldin repeat their success, or does Woodmont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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