Volleyball Preview: McKinney North Bulldogs vs. Lovejoy Leopards
McKinney North is 2-8 against Lovejoy since October of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The McKinney North Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the Lovejoy Leopards at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with McKinney North sitting on four straight victories and Lovejoy on 13.
On Tuesday, McKinney North made easy work of Denison and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: McKinney North took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-8, 25-7.
McKinney North found their leader in underclassman Malia Mcneal, who had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces Mcneal has posted since back in August.
McKinney North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lovejoy got the win against Walnut Grove on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Lovejoy never let Walnut Grove on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-21, 25-23.
McKinney North has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Lovejoy, they pushed their record up to 29-7 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
McKinney North suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lovejoy when the teams last played back in September. Can McKinney North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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