Soccer Game Preview: McKinney North vs. Lovejoy

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01/31/25 - Home	1-0 W
03/08/24 - Away	2-0 W
02/13/24 - Home	6-3 W
03/10/23 - Home	4-0 W
02/10/23 - Away	0-0
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McKinney North has gone 7-2 against Lovejoy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The McKinney North Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Lovejoy Leopards at 7:15 p.m. McKinney North will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.

McKinney North's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Denison 7-0. The Bulldogs' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.

Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Lovejoy was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to Walnut Grove. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 109th in Texas, while the Wildcats are ranked 12th in Texas).

Lovejoy's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for McKinney North, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-0.

McKinney North skirted past Lovejoy 1-0 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for McKinney North since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.