Hopewell is 1-9 against Mallard Creek since December of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hopewell Titans will host the Mallard Creek Mavericks at 6:30 p.m.
Hopewell came up short against Hough on Tuesday, falling 3-0. 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.
Meanwhile, everything went Mallard Creek's way against West Charlotte on Thursday as Mallard Creek made off with a 3-0 victory.
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 games.
Hopewell's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Mallard Creek, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Hopewell was able to grind out a solid win over Mallard Creek in their previous meeting back in August, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mallard Creek's Nadia Bryant, who had 12 digs and six aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hopewell still be able to contain Bryant? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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