Volleyball Game Preview: Covenant Christian Eagles vs. Tharptown Wildcats

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 8:34am

Volleyball Preview: Covenant Christian Eagles vs. Tharptown Wildcats

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Covenant Christian is 6-0 against Tharptown since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Covenant Christian Eagles will host the Tharptown Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

It was a Battle of the Birds when Covenant Christian challenged Florence on Monday. Covenant Christian fell just short of Florence by a score of 3-2. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Covenant Christian actually scored more points across those five sets (113-109), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 26-24, 21-25, 25-22, 19-17.

Meanwhile, Tharptown came up short against Belgreen on Saturday and fell 2-0.

Covenant Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 10-22. As for Tharptown, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-21 record this season.

Covenant Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Tharptown in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 3-1. Will Covenant Christian repeat their success, or does Tharptown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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