Melissa and McKinney North are an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2016, but not for long. The Melissa Cardinals are taking a road trip to take on the McKinney North Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Melissa is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Melissa will head out to face McKinney North after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Melissa fell 3-1 to Lovejoy. The Cardinals' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Melissa started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-17.
Meanwhile, McKinney North had just enough and edged Walnut Grove out 3-2 on Friday.
McKinney North wouldn't go down easily and took Walnut Grove into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-17, 16-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Melissa's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 27-6. As for McKinney North, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Melissa was able to grind out a solid victory over McKinney North in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Melissa repeat their success, or does McKinney North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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