McKinley's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Mathews Mustangs by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Red Dragons, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
McKinley 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 18-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-13.
McKinley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
McKinley moved to 6-15 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Mathews, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-19.
McKinley has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Poland Seminary on the 10th. After both having extra time off, Mathews and Newton Falls will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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