Hayden faced Maize South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Wildcats fell 2-0 to the Mavericks. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mavericks apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Hayden was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-23.
Hailey Schmidtlein paced Hayden's offense, picking up 11 kills. Schmidtlein got some help from Blakely Walter and her 23 assists. Ella Foster controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Hayden has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 15-5 record this season. As for Maize South, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 20-3.
Coming up, Hayden will venture away from home to take on Holton on Thursday. As for Maize South, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 victory against Lansing on the 27th.
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