Calvert hasn't had much luck against Buckholts recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Calvert Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Buckholts Badgers at 4:00 p.m.
Calvert is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Dime Box.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-6, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Buckholts hadn't done well against North Zulch recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Buckholts won by a set and slipped past North Zulch 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (105-98) Buckholts actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 19-25, 26-24, 25-23, 13-25, 15-8.
Buckholts found their leader in underclassman Caylee Velez, who had 11 digs and four aces.
Buckholts was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in four consecutive matchups.
Calvert's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Buckholts, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10-3 record this season.
Calvert might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Buckholts when the teams last played last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Velez, who had 11 aces and five digs. Now that Calvert knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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