Lovejoy faced McKinney North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Leopards took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 back in September.
While Lovejoy had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 17-25, 25-19, 25-20.
This is the second loss in a row for Lovejoy and nudges their season record down to 27-12. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 29-7 Walnut Grove (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 85.9% over those games). As for McKinney North, they pushed their record up to 31-3 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Lovejoy will square off against rival Melissa at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, McKinney North is set to face off against their familiar foe Walnut Grove at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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