Leetonia lost against McKinley back in October of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Bears fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 3-2. While the Bears didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Trojans 25-19 in the first set.
Leetonia actually scored more points across those five sets (104-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-20, 13-25, 25-23, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Leetonia still got an impressive performance from Payton Gray, who had ten digs and eight aces. Another player making a difference was Chloe Williams, who had 14 digs and three aces.
Leetonia's loss dropped their record down to 0-18. As for McKinley, the victory snapped their losing streak at 17 matches and leaves them with a 2-17 record.
Coming up, Leetonia will be playing at home against Bridgeport at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for McKinley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Waterloo on the 7th.
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