It was a proper cat-fight when Plano East faced off against McKinney on Friday. The Plano East Panthers came out on top against the McKinney Lions by a score of 3-1. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Lions, too.
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 27-29, 25-19, 25-23, 25-17.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Plano East to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sophie Wilson, who had ten digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Wilson a new career-high in aces.
Plano East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Despite the defeat, McKinney saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Madison Jones had 26 digs and two aces. Those 26 digs set a new season-high mark for Jones.
Plano East pushed their record up to 30-8 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for McKinney, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 18-24.
Plano East will welcome Allen at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Allen will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Plano East surely won't give up without a fight. As for McKinney, they will venture away from home to take on Rock Hill at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. McKinney is facing Rock Hill at the right time seeing as Rock Hill is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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