Volleyball Preview: Mission Oak Hawks vs. Lemoore Tigers
The Mission Oak Hawks will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Lemoore Tigers, where the match is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Mission Oak will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each game than the last.
Mission Oak will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Tulare Western, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Mission Oak walked away with a 3-1 win over Tulare Western on Monday.
Mission Oak was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-10, 18-25, 25-16.
Mission Oak can attribute much of their success to Kylie Mendes, who had 14 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mission 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 seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lemoore made easy work of Tulare Union on Monday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
A big factor in the win was Lemoore's feisty defense: they held Tulare Union to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-16, 25-5.
Raegan Lacey was a one-man wrecking crew for Lemoore as she had ten digs and seven aces. What's more, Lacey also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had in her last three contests.
Mission Oak pushed their record up to 8-12 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Lemoore, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6.
Everything went Mission Oak's way against Lemoore when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Mission Oak made off with a 3-0 win. Will Mission Oak repeat their success, or does Lemoore have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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