Denison hasn't had much luck against McKinney North recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Denison Yellow Jackets will take on the McKinney North Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m.
Denison is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Friday. They lost 3-0 to Lovejoy.
While Denison was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Lovejoy's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11, 25-12.
Meanwhile, McKinney North waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Coyotes 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant McKinney North was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-10, 25-15.
McKinney North got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jordan Kowallis out in front who had five aces and 19 assists. Kowallis has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last 20 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Malia Mcneal, who had four digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: McKinney North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Denison's loss dropped their record down to 4-24. As for McKinney North, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Denison might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from McKinney North in their previous matchup back in September. Can Denison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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