Volleyball Preview: Fruitvale Bobcats vs. Lone Oak Buffaloes
Fruitvale hasn't had much luck against Lone Oak recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Fruitvale Bobcats will welcome the Lone Oak Buffaloes at 6:00 p.m.
Fruitvale is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game last Friday. They lost 3-0 to Frankston.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Lone Oak had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Lone Oak's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Tioga between 18 and 19 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-18, 25-18.
Lone Oak was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in six consecutive games.
Fruitvale's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Lone Oak, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Fruitvale might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Lone Oak when the teams last played back in August of 2021. Can Fruitvale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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