Volleyball Preview: Lovejoy Leopards vs. Melissa Cardinals
Lovejoy is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Melissa is on a 12-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Lovejoy Leopards will square off against the Melissa Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Lovejoy earned a 3-1 win over McKinney North.
Lovejoy walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 23-25, 25-10, 25-21.
Brooke Starr went supernova for Lovejoy, getting nine digs and 18 assists. With that strong performance, Starr is now averaging an impressive 12.1 assists per game.
Meanwhile, Melissa got the win against Denison on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Melissa was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-13, 25-6.
Lovejoy is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 30-7 record this season. As for Melissa, their win bumped their record up to 33-6.
Lovejoy beat Melissa 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. Will Lovejoy repeat their success, or does Melissa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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