Volleyball Game Preview: McKinley Bulldogs vs. Lake Blue Streaks

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2024, 12:16am

Volleyball Preview: McKinley Bulldogs vs. Lake Blue Streaks

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The McKinley Bulldogs will face off against the Lake Blue Streaks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.

McKinley came up short against GlenOak on Thursday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Golden Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.

McKinley was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-9, 25-23.

Despite the loss, McKinley saw an underclassman step up: Kendall Bilbrey had four digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Bilbrey a new career-high in aces.

Meanwhile, Lake lost 3-0 to Jackson on Thursday.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-9, 25-9.

McKinley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.

McKinley skirted past Lake 3-2 when the teams last played on September 10th. Will McKinley repeat their success, or does Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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