Volleyball Preview: Lone Oak Buffaloes vs. Prairiland Patriots
Lone Oak hasn't had much luck against Prairiland recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lone Oak Buffaloes are taking a road trip to challenge the Prairiland Patriots at 6:30 p.m. Lone Oak will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Lone Oak had won nine straight home games and Machenzie Jackson did her part to make it ten on Friday. Lone Oak put the hurt on Commerce with a sharp 3-0 victory thanks in part to Jackson, who had 18 digs and four aces. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last three times she's played.
Lone Oak's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Commerce between 16 and 19 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-18, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Prairiland got the win against Mount Vernon on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Prairiland never let Mount Vernon on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 26-24, 25-11.
Lone Oak has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-9 record this season. As for Prairiland, their win bumped their record up to 26-13.
Lone Oak beat Prairiland 3-1 when the teams last played on October 11th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lone Oak since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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