Hillcrest is 2-8 against Mauldin since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hillcrest Rams are taking a road trip to face off against the Mauldin Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Tuesday, Hillcrest was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 67-63 to Greenwood. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Mauldin came up short against Greenville on Tuesday and fell 58-47. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Red Raiders are ranked fourth).
Mauldin's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-7. As for Hillcrest, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Hillcrest and Mauldin were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January, but Hillcrest came up empty-handed after a 60-59 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mauldin's Alverez Smith, who went 7 of 10 en route to 19 points and six rebounds. Now that Hillcrest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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