Hillcrest lost against Mauldin back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Hillcrest Rams were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 60-59 to the Mauldin Mavericks. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), the Rams still had to take the loss.
Alverez Smith went supernova for Mauldin, going 7 for 10 on his way to 19 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Smith a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Jace Shaw, who posted nine points along with five boards and three steals.
Hillcrest's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-9. As for Mauldin, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-5.
Hillcrest will square off against Easley at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mauldin, they will challenge Woodmont at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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