The Melissa Cardinals will take on the McKinney North Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Melissa will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Melissa is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Lovejoy just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Leopards by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Leopards: they've now lost six in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Melissa sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 23-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, McKinney North was able to grind out a solid win over Walnut Grove on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-17, 29-27, 15-25, 25-23.
McKinney North kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in August.
Melissa's defeat ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 33-7. As for McKinney North, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season.
Melissa skirted past McKinney North 3-2 in their previous meeting on October 1st. Does Melissa have another victory up their sleeve, or will McKinney North turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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