By the time the Shore Conference Tournament is wrapping up and the state tournaments begin, coach Eric Maxwell expects his team to be playing its best volleyball. That’s the case every year, and this year is no different.

“That’s the mentality the first day we step into the gym for the first practice, to get the ring at the end of the season,” said senior hitter Tommy Deakyne, after he and the Rams knocked off Jackson Memorial, 2-1, in the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals May 28.