Mauldin hadn't done well against Greenville recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Mauldin Mavericks came out on top against the Greenville Red Raiders by a score of 28-17. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mavericks.
It was another big night for Nehemiah Floyd, who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. He is becoming a predictor of Mauldin's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Taurus Thomason also helped out as he racked up 104 rushing yards.
Mauldin wouldn't let Greenville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mauldin can thank Lucas John Hagedorn and Evan Hruska for forcing both of them. John Hagedorn also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Mauldin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Greenville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Banks Bouton, who threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (121 yards to be exact) went to Dreshun Smith, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Mauldin's victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Greenville, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Mauldin will venture away from home to square off against Woodmont at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mauldin is facing Woodmont at the right time seeing as Woodmont is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Greenville, they will host Hillcrest at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hillcrest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.4 points per game this season.
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