Volleyball Preview: Woodmont Wildcats vs. Mauldin Mavericks
On Tuesday Woodmont will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Mauldin Mavericks at 7:15 p.m.
Woodmont is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Powdersville, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Woodmont was ranked fourth). Woodmont fell just short of Powdersville by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Wildcats' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Mauldin sidestepped Greenville for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mavericks.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Mauldin got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-13, 17-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-12.
Among those leading the charge was Mary Connelly, who had four digs and 15 assists.
Woodmont's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-4. As for Mauldin, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Woodmont took their win against Mauldin when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Woodmont since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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