MAVERICKS DUSTED IN SECOND HALF OF MUDSLINGER OPENER

The bus rolled out of Scottland Yard at 8:59 a.m. with Bruce Warren at the wheel. The boys of spring sat shoulder to shoulder in their scarlet and black swag chatting it up in anticipation of tough competition at the annual “Mudslinger,” originally founded and hosted at St. John’s, and recently moved to The Woodlands. Even though the three game format is not for a trophy, a tournament championship, or any official ranking, the fanfare makes for game readiness. Opponents, zebras, whistles,and horns bring out the competition in all of us. When the first face off was won by Reed Daniel and the first ground ball found Jett Williams stick, the Mavericks seemed to be in mid season stride, out shooting The Woodlands and possessing the ball for the majority of the first half. Zach Gaitz and William Jewett scored and the Mavericks were only down 3-2 at the half. The next 25 minute period, however made for many early season mistakes. The flash of the new unis faded as The Woodlands, the 2008 City Champs, proved their mettle and ran away to a 7-2 victory at Gullo Park, leaving the Mavericks in the dust.