The Plano East Panthers will head out to face off against the Allen Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Plano East is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Last Tuesday, Plano East beat McKinney 3-1.
Plano East 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 19-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-22.
Plano East found their leader in underclassman Dakota Huynh, who had 22 digs. Huynh has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last seven times she's played.
Meanwhile, Allen earned a 3-1 win over McKinney Boyd on Tuesday.
Allen had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-21.
Allen can attribute much of their success to Emily Capangpangan, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Olivia Kitur, who had 12 kills. That's the most aces Capangpangan has posted since back in August.
Plano East's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-7. As for Allen, their record now sits at 20-10.
Plano East came up short against Allen when the teams last played back in August, falling 2-0. Can Plano East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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