Volleyball Game Preview: McKinney Boyd Broncos vs. Plano West Wolves

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 12:07am

Volleyball Preview: McKinney Boyd Broncos vs. Plano West Wolves

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McKinney Boyd hasn't had much luck against Plano West recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The McKinney Boyd Broncos are taking a road trip to challenge the Plano West Wolves at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Last Friday, McKinney Boyd made easy work of Princeton and carried off a 3-0 victory.

McKinney Boyd never let Princeton on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-23, 25-9.

Meanwhile, Plano West entered their tilt with Prosper on Friday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 3-0 win.

One reason for the win was Plano West's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-15, 25-14.

Plano West relied on the efforts of Sophia Wei, who had nine digs and 21 assists, and Katelyn Vo, who had nine digs. Wei is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season.

McKinney Boyd pushed their record up to 12-12 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Plano West, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.

McKinney Boyd came up short against Plano West when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. Can McKinney Boyd avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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