Volleyball Game Preview: McKinley Trojans vs. Springfield Tigers

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2024, 12:22am

Volleyball Preview: McKinley Trojans vs. Springfield Tigers

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McKinley hasn't had much luck against Springfield recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The McKinley Trojans will face off against the Springfield Tigers at 7:00 p.m.

McKinley is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to McDonald.

The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-3, 25-6.

Meanwhile, Springfield made easy work of Lowellville on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.

While Springfield won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23, 25-18.

Springfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive matches.

McKinley's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Springfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.

McKinley suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Springfield in their previous matchup on September 3rd. Can McKinley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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