Tatum has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the White Oak Roughnecks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Tatum got the win against West Rusk by a conclusive 3-0.
Tatum was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17, 25-13.
Meanwhile, White Oak entered their tilt with Sabine on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 3-0 win.
White Oak was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-8, 25-17.
White Oak's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Karsyn Edwards, who had nine digs and two aces, and Peyton Thompson, who had six digs and two aces.
They weren't the only good server: White Oak was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive contests.
Tatum's victory was their 29th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 34-5. As for White Oak, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-15 record this season.
Tatum came out on top in a nail-biter against White Oak in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tatum since the squad 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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