Volleyball Preview: Bethel Bees vs. Covington Buccs
Bethel has won nine straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Covington has won nine straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Bethel Bees will host the Covington Buccs at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Bethel made easy work of Riverside and carried off a 3-0 win.
Bethel's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Riverside between 16 and 19 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-19, 25-17.
Bethel 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 five aces in 38 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Covington was able to grind out a solid victory over Troy Christian on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
Covington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-17, 25-12, 25-4.
Covington found their leader in underclassman Ramse Vanderhorst, who had 22 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Vanderhorst now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Bethel is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Covington, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Bethel has serving mastered this season, having averaged 16.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Covington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bethel came up short against Covington in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. Will Bethel have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
