After both having extra time off, the Mission Oak Hawks and the Lemoore Tigers will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mission Oak has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Lemoore will arrive with six straight wins.
Last Wednesday, Mission Oak didn't have quite enough to beat Tulare Western and fell 3-2.
Mission Oak took Tulare Western into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 23-25, 24-26, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Mission Oak had strong showings from Kylie Mendes, who had 25 digs, and Ava Buchanan, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Lemoore got the win against Tulare Union on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Lemoore walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-15, 25-20, 25-18.
Mission Oak's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Lemoore, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Mission Oak came up short against Lemoore in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Mission Oak avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
