Basketball Recap: Monday's Win Is Spring Valley's Fifth in Last Six Outings

Mauldin came into Monday's match looking for another win against Spring Valley, but Mariana Moody wouldn't allow it. The Spring Valley Vikings breezed by the Mauldin Mavericks to the tune of 82-43 on Monday thanks in part to Moody, who went 14 of 22 on her way to 31 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Those 31 points gave her a new career-high.

The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Crosland, who went 6 of 8 on her way to 14 points and four steals. She has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played.

When it comes to explaining why Mauldin lost, don't look at Zara Leamon. Despite the final result, she went 10 of 25 on her way to 23 points and three steals. With that strong performance, Leamon is now averaging an impressive 17 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Zaria Jones, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 11 points.

Spring Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points per game. As for Mauldin, they moved to 8-2 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Spring Valley will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Sumter at 6:30 p.m. on January 3rd. Spring Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Sumter likes a good challenge. Mauldin also won't see the court for a while: their next matchup is against T.L. Hanna at 6:00 p.m. on January 3rd.