McKinley Tech has played every game this season on their home court, but they'll have to hit the road on Saturday. They will face off against the Jackson-Reed Tigers at 10:00 a.m. McKinley Tech will be strutting in after a victory while Jackson-Reed will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, McKinley Tech beat Coolidge 2-0.
McKinley Tech easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Jackson-Reed is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bullis. Jackson-Reed lost 3-0 to Bullis. It was the first time this season that the Tigers let down their fans at home.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 27-25, 25-23.
Despite their loss, Jackson-Reed saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Danielle Wallace, who had 12 digs and two aces, was perhaps the best of all. That's the most aces Wallace has posted in her last six games. The team also got some help courtesy of Elianette Escalera, who had 11 kills and six digs.
McKinley Tech has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Jackson-Reed, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-3.
McKinley Tech came up short against Jackson-Reed in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can McKinley Tech avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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