Lone Oak and Commerce are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2020, but not for long. The Buffaloes are taking a road trip to face off against the Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Lone Oak made easy work of Mount Vernon and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Buffaloes.
The victory didn't come easy: Mount Vernon scored at least 19 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-20, 25-19.
Charleigh Williams
| 10/21/25 vs Mount Vernon | 14 |
| 10/17/25 vs Rains | 7 |
| 10/14/25 @ Chisum | 8 |
| 10/10/25 @ Prairiland | 7 |
| 10/07/25 vs Commerce | 8 |
| + 27 more games |
Lone Oak can attribute much of their success to Charleigh Williams, who had 14 digs and two aces. That's the most digs Williams has posted since back in August.
Williams wasn't the only good servers: Lone Oak was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. The Buffaloes are 18-2 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Commerce challenged Rains on Tuesday. The Tigers walked away with a 3-1 win over the Wildcats. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 12-25, 25-16, 25-19.
Lone Oak's record is now 25-11. As for Commerce, their record now sits at 25-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Lone Oak has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Commerce struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lone Oak took their win against Commerce in their previous matchup on October 7th by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Buffaloes since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
