Volleyball Preview: Mount Vernon Tigers vs. Lone Oak Buffaloes
The Mount Vernon Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Lone Oak Buffaloes at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Mount Vernon didn't have quite enough to beat Chisum and fell 3-2. The Tigers have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Mount Vernon took Chisum into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-13, 21-25, 25-12, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Lone Oak waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 3-1.
Lone Oak was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 18-25, 25-15, 25-22.
Lone Oak found their leader in underclassman Machenzie Jackson, who had 22 digs and four aces. Jackson has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last eight times she's played.
Lone Oak was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Mount Vernon's loss dropped their record down to 4-21. As for Lone Oak, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 24-9 record this season.
Mount Vernon came up short against Lone Oak when the teams last played on October 3rd, falling 3-1. Can Mount Vernon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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