After flying high against Riverside last Tuesday, Covington came back down to earth. The Covington Buccs came up short against the Miami East Vikings on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Buccs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Vikings apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Covington was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-23, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Covington saw an underclassman step up: Ramse Vanderhorst had 23 digs and two aces. Vanderhorst is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
The loss snapped Covington's losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 17-5 record. As for Miami East, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 16-6.
After both having extra time off, Covington and Bradford will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Covington's favor as the squad sits on ten straight wins at home while Bradford has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road. As for Miami East, they will face off against Preble Shawnee at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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