The Plano East Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Allen Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Plano East is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Last Tuesday, Plano East was able to grind out a solid win over McKinney, taking the game 3-1.
Plano East had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-22.
Plano East found their leader in underclassman Dakota Huynh, who had 22 digs. Huynh is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last seven games she's played.
Meanwhile, Allen beat McKinney Boyd 3-1 on Tuesday.
Allen had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-21.
Allen relied on the efforts of Emily Capangpangan, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Olivia Kitur, who had 12 kills. That's the most aces Capangpangan has posted since back in August.
Plano East's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-7. As for Allen, their record is now 20-10.
Plano East came up short against Allen in their previous matchup back in August, falling 2-0. Can Plano East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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