Volleyball Game Preview: Western Reserve Blue Devils vs. McKinley Trojans

Western Reserve is a perfect 10-0 against McKinley since September of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Blue Devils will face off against the Trojans at 7:00 p.m. McKinley took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Western Reserve, who comes in off a win.

Angela Desanto

Digs

09/30/25 vs Lowellville	12
09/29/25 @ McDonald	14
09/25/25 vs Memorial	43
09/24/25 vs Newton Falls	18
09/23/25 vs Jackson-Milton	34
+ 3 more games

If Lowellville wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Western Reserve, they should've done a better job of containing Angela Desanto. The Blue Devils blew past the Rockets 3-0 on Tuesday for which the team can thank Desanto, who had 12 digs. She has been hot, having posted 12 or more digs the last eight times she's played.

One reason for the win was Western Reserve's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-13, 25-12.

Meanwhile, McKinley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They lost 3-0 to East Palestine.

The final score came out to 25-12, 25-10, 25-12.

McKinley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Western Reserve, they moved to 9-10 with that victory, which also ended their three-match losing streak.

Everything went Western Reserve's way against McKinley in their previous matchup back in September, as Western Reserve made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.