Lone Oak hasn't had much luck against Rains recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lone Oak Buffaloes will square off against the Rains Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Lone Oak will be strutting in after a victory while Rains will be coming in after a loss.
Lone Oak will bounce into Friday's match after beating Chisum, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Lone Oak blew past Chisum 3-0 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Buffaloes.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 28-26, 25-19.
Lone Oak found their leader in underclassman Machenzie Jackson, who had 20 digs. Jackson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played.
Meanwhile, Rains came up short against Prairiland on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-7, 26-28, 25-19.
Lone Oak pushed their record up to 23-9 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Rains, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-24.
Lone Oak skirted past Rains 3-2 in their previous meeting on October 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lone Oak since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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