Volleyball Preview: Melissa Cardinals vs. Greenville Lions
Melissa has gone 5-0 against Greenville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals faces off against the Greenville Lions at 6:00 p.m. Melissa will be strutting in after a win while Greenville will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, Melissa was able to grind out a solid victory over Walnut Grove, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Melissa had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Greenville lost 3-0 to McKinney North on Friday. The Lions have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Greenville was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-14, 25-12.
Melissa's win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 29-6. As for Greenville, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-12.
Everything went Melissa's way against Greenville in their previous meeting back in September, as Melissa made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Melissa repeat their success, or does Greenville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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