McKinley is 1-6 against Alliance since August of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The McKinley Bulldogs will challenge the Alliance Aviators at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, McKinley came up short against Hoover and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-23, 16-25, 25-15.
Despite the defeat, McKinley had strong showings from Teako Thompson, who had 12 digs and 25 assists, and Jayla Brinson, who had 12 kills, nine digs, and six blocks. The dominant performance gave Brinson a new career-high in blocks.
Meanwhile, Alliance was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to St. Vincent-St. Mary.
After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 25-13, 25-20.
McKinley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Alliance, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Everything went McKinley's way against Alliance when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as McKinley made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for McKinley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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