The McKinney Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Allen Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
It was a proper cat-fight when McKinney took on Plano on Tuesday. McKinney fell just short of Plano by a score of 3-2. While the Lions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 25-14 in the first period.
McKinney started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 11-25, 14-25, 25-16, 27-25, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, McKinney had strong showings from Madison Jones, who had 22 digs, and Kaylee Mcreynolds, who had nine digs. Jones has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Meanwhile, Allen earned a 3-1 win over Plano on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Allen 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 22-25, 25-23, 25-11, 25-19.
McKinney has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-19 record this season. As for Allen, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-11 record this season.
McKinney suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Allen when the teams last played back in September. Can McKinney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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