If Eastside was riding high fresh off their 56-23 takedown of Georgetown last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eastside Eagles were beaten by the Mauldin Mavericks 55-27 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Mavericks are ranked 18th).
Eastside's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Taryah Humbert, who went 5 for 11 on her way to 13 points, and Kristen McBride, who posted six points.
Mauldin was led to victory by Zaria Jones and Destiny Mattison. Jones put up 18 points, while Mattison almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave Jones a new career-high in rebounds (four). Imani McIver was another key player, putting up four points and eight rebounds.
Having lost for the first time this season, Eastside fell to 2-1. As for Mauldin, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Eastside wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 72-43 defeat against Greenville on the 6th. As for Mauldin, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 40-22 victory against Travelers Rest on the 6th.
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