The Alpaugh Buffalos are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will challenge the Lindsay Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Alpaugh is leaving town to face Lindsay after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. The Buffalos fell just short of Coast Union by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While the Buffalos didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Broncos 25-21 in the first set.
Alpaugh started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 15-25, 25-22, 25-15, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Lindsay had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. They came out on top against Farmersville by a score of 3-1.
If you add up the scores from across all four sets (91-86) Lindsay actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-22, 11-25, 25-23, 25-21.
Alpaugh skirted past Lindsay 3-2 in their previous meeting back in August of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Buffalos since the team 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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