The Mauldin Mavericks will venture away from home to face off against the Greenville Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mauldin is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering J.L. Mann just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 71-63 to the Patriots. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Mavericks came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Patriots are ranked 108th).
Meanwhile, Greenville entered their tilt with Easley on Friday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They were the clear victor by an 81-59 margin over the Green Wave. The Red Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.
Greenville's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-2. As for Mauldin, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-6.
Mauldin came up short against Greenville in their previous matchup back in January, falling 43-36. Can Mauldin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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