McKinney Boyd is 8-2 against Plano East since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. Plano East took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on McKinney Boyd, who comes in off a win.
McKinney Boyd took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Prosper.
McKinney Boyd 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 21-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Plano East faced Plano West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Plano East took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Plano West. The Panthers' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
While Plano East ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 23-25, 25-22, 25-19.
Despite the defeat, Plano East had strong showings from Dakota Huynh, who had 16 digs, and Megan Nguyen, who had five digs and 21 assists. Huynh has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last ten times she's played.
The victory got McKinney Boyd back to even at 13-13. As for Plano East, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-8.
McKinney Boyd suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Plano East in their previous matchup back in September. Can McKinney Boyd avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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