The home team had come away the winner the last four times Gilmer and White Oak had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Buckeyes fell just short of the Roughnecks by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. If the Buckeyes were looking for revenge after losing 3-1 to the Roughnecks when the teams met back in September of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Gilmer took White Oak into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-20, 24-26, 19-25, 15-12.
Jayna Rucker paced Gilmer's offense, picking up 11 kills. Rucker got some help from Brooke Collie and her 19 assists. Mallory Clark controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Gilmer's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for White Oak, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 13-11 record.
Gilmer has already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Lindale on the 4th. As for White Oak, they will challenge Bullard at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
