After flying high against Clay County on Tuesday, Poca came back down to earth. The Poca The Dots fell 3-1 to the Buffalo Bison on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the The Dots of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Monday.
The final score came out to 25-17, 24-26, 25-16, 25-22.
Sophia Bailey paced Poca's offense, picking up 22 kills. Bailey got some help from
Abby Barnett and her 35 assists. Barnett and Bailey didn't slow down when it came to serving: they led the team with two apiece.
Buffalo was led to victory by Anna Boggess and Zoey Hoffman. Boggess had nine digs and four aces, while Hoffman had 16 digs, three kills, and 45 assists. Hoffman is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 103 games she's played dating back to last season.
Poca's loss dropped their record down to 32-12-2. As for Buffalo, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 42-8-1 record this season.
Poca is on the road again on Wednesday to play Charleston Catholic at 6:00 p.m. Charleston Catholic is coming into the game with 11 straight victories at home, so Poca will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. After both having extra time off, Buffalo and Scott will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Buffalo will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
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