Mauldin waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Hillcrest Rams by a score of 3-1. This was payback for the Mavericks, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Mauldin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-22.
Mckella Hansen paced Mauldin's offense, picking up 15 kills. Hansen were helped by
Harper Rice and
Mary Connelly, who contributed 14 assists each. Hansen was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Despite the loss, Hillcrest still got an impressive performance from Sydney Ellison, who had 12 digs.
Mauldin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Hillcrest, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-10-1 record this season.
Mauldin has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Greenwood on the 28th. As for Hillcrest, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against T.L. Hanna on the 28th.
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