Mauldin and Blythewood squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Mauldin had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Bengals by a score of 5-3. The Mavericks were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bengals earlier this season, when they won 4-3.
Daniel Zeleznik was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Mauldin saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tucker Rice, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Mauldin's defeat dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Blythewood, they pushed their record up to 24-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home.
Coming up, Mauldin will venture away from home to challenge Boiling Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Blythewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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