Sandhills Valley came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Maxwell Wildcats. The Mavericks have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-16, 25-20.
Rhayana Burns paced Sandhills Valley's offense, picking up ten kills. Burns got some help from Ellexis Hagan and her 17 assists. Finally, Burns was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high two blocks.
Madelynn Nelson had an outrageously good game for Maxwell as she had ten digs and nine aces. Those nine aces gave Nelson a new career-high. Rochelle Bradley also deserves some recognition as she had her first dig of the season.
Sandhills Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Maxwell, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Sandhills Valley will be playing at home against Arthur County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Maxwell does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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