Volleyball Preview: Covington Buccs vs. Milton-Union Bulldogs
Covington has gone 9-1 against Milton-Union recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Covington Buccs will be staying on the road to face off against the Milton-Union Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Milton-Union took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Covington, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Covington beat Shawnee 2-0.
Covington never let Shawnee on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Milton-Union was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Miami East.
Milton-Union was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 25-18.
Even though they lost, Milton-Union was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 17 consecutive games.
Covington's victory bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Milton-Union, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Covington has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Milton-Union struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Covington's way against Milton-Union in their previous meeting on September 5th, as Covington made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Covington 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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