The Lovejoy Leopards will head out on the road to face off against the McKinney North Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lovejoy is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since November 15, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Walnut Grove. The Leopards' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Lovejoy was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 25-20.
Meanwhile, McKinney North had already won 16 in a row and they went ahead and made it 17 on Tuesday. They blew past the Yellow Jackets 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: McKinney North took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-14, 25-13.
McKinney North's win came from a few key players Lovejoy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Malia McNeal, who had four digs and two aces. She has been hot for a while, having also posted 13 or more assists the last 19 times she's played.
Lovejoy's loss dropped their record down to 27-11. As for McKinney North, their win bumped their record up to 30-3.
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