Greenwood is 0-5 against Mauldin since September of 2016 but things could change on Monday. The Greenwood Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Mauldin Mavericks at 7:15 p.m.
Greenwood is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Wednesday. They came up short against Greenville, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-9, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Mauldin came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Rams.
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.
Mauldin can attribute much of their success to Elise Burgess, who had 12 digs, and Mary Connelly, who had two aces and 14 assists. Burgess has been hot , having posted 12 or more digs the last six times she's played.
Greenwood's loss dropped their record down to 8-19-1. As for Mauldin, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Greenwood suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mauldin in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Connelly, who had six digs and five aces. Now that Greenwood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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