If North Lamar was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Commerce last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The North Lamar Panthers fell just short of the Lone Oak Buffaloes by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday.
North Lamar 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 19-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-16, 15-12.
Emery Reeves and Claire Emeyabbi certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Reeves had 16 digs and four aces, while Emeyabbi had ten digs and two aces. That's the most aces Reeves has posted in her last 16 matches.
Even though they lost, North Lamar was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive games.
North Lamar's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-8. As for Lone Oak, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-8.
After both having extra time off, North Lamar and Prairiland will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lone Oak, they will welcome Tioga at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Lone Oak will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
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