After flying high against McKinney on Tuesday, Plano came back down to earth. The Wildcats took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Allen Eagles on Friday. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 3-0.
Plano started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-20, 25-11, 25-7.
Despite the defeat, Plano had strong showings from Bella Osborn, who had 18 digs and two assists, and Taylor Pitts, who had nine digs. Maren McCardel was another key player, getting 13 assists and seven digs.
Leading Allen to victory were Campbell Sheffield and Landry McRae. Sheffield had 24 digs, while McRae had 23 assists and five digs.
Plano dropped their record down to 23-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Allen, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 30-5.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Plano is set to face off against their familiar foe Princeton at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Allen will square off against rival McKinney at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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