Basketball Game Preview: McKinney North Bulldogs vs. Lovejoy Leopards

The McKinney North Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Lovejoy Leopards at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. McKinney North is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.

Last Tuesday, McKinney North came up short against Denison and fell 60-52. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 446th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 111th).

Meanwhile, Lovejoy was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 52-51 to Walnut Grove.

McKinney North's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Lovejoy, their loss dropped their record down to 12-4.

McKinney North didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Lovejoy in their previous meeting back in February, but they still walked away with a 40-36 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for McKinney North since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.