It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lone Oak can now relate to. They fell just short of the Pottsboro Cardinals by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Buffaloes of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2015.
Lone Oak took Pottsboro into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-19, 25-9, 24-26, 15-12.
Ava Wallen paced Lone Oak's offense, picking up 20 kills. Wallen really made an impact as she also led the team in assists with 21.
Machenzie Jackson controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Lone Oak's loss dropped their record down to 26-11. As for Pottsboro, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-17-1.
Lone Oak does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pottsboro, they will challenge Ponder on Thursday. Ponder is coming into the contest with 11 straight wins on the road, so Pottsboro will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
