If McKinley was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Harding on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The McKinley Bulldogs came up short against the GlenOak Golden Eagles on Thursday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Golden Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
While McKinley was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-9, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, McKinley saw an underclassman step up: Kendall Bilbrey had four digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Bilbrey a new career-high in aces.
Among those leading the charge was Emmerson Kush, who had eight digs and two aces.
McKinley's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for GlenOak, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-7 record.
McKinley will take on Lake at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for GlenOak, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat vs. Archbishop Hoban on the 28th.
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