Hough High volleyball coach Sandi Skidmore said she was a little nervous before her team’s 3-0 win over rival Mallard Creek in the second round of the N.C. 4A volleyball playoffs Tuesday night. Her Huskies (21-4) had beaten Mallard Creek three times in three earlier meetings this season, and Skidmore figured the Mavericks might be primed for an upset. But Hough won its seventh straight game in dominating fashion – 25-20, 25-13 and 25-14. “We were ready for them,” Skidmore said. “We practiced hard yesterday and the girls were psyched. We knew what we had to do and we did it.” Makaylah Elliott had nine kills, Erin Cooke...
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