Hillcrest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 50-29 to the Mauldin Mavericks. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Mavericks are ranked 34th).
It was another big night for Zara Leamon, who went 7 of 11 on her way to 16 points and six steals for Mauldin. Leamon has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was J'Dah Aiken, who posted seven points and three steals.
Hillcrest's loss dropped their record down to 4-21. As for Mauldin, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Hillcrest has already played their next game, a 39-27 defeat against Easley on the 11th. As for Mauldin, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 49-37 loss against J.L. Mann on the 10th.
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