Mallard Creek at North Meck Had It All

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I was able to catch the matchup between Mallard Creek and North Meck Friday night.  This matchup had everything: post players battling in the paint, guards showing off their handles, excellent defense on both ends, and so much more.  The energy in the gym was electric the entire game no matter what the score showed.  Mallard Creek came away with the victory, but this matchup is going to be one to watch over the years.  Let's take a look at some of the standouts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["275952"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eLili Booker knows how 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