White Oak has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After both having extra time off, they and the Troup Tigers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, White Oak made easy work of Sabine and carried off a 3-0 victory.
White Oak was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 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 matchups.
Meanwhile, Troup got the win against Gladewater on Friday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Troup was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-8, 25-14.
White Oak is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 24-15 record this season. As for Troup, their win bumped their record up to 19-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: White Oak has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Troup struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went White Oak's way against Troup when the teams last played back in September, as White Oak made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for White Oak 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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