Lone Oak had already won eight in a row and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Rains Wildcats 3-2. For the Buffaloes, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat the Wildcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (107-99) Lone Oak actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-20, 13-25, 15-25, 25-18, 21-19.
Lone Oak was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive contests.
Lone Oak is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Rains, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-21.
Lone Oak wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Mount Vernon on the 3rd. Rains has also already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Commerce on the 4th.
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