Mallard Creek is on the Nice List

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mallard Creek is 8-0 this season so far even though their full roster hasn't been healthy until now.&nbsp; With a tough starting five and no drop off from players coming off the bench, this team is poised to make a strong run in the playoffs and continue showing their domination.&nbsp; Here are some of the athletes that you can catch at their games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":567360,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Gabrielle 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