Miami East entered their tilt with Covington on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They blew past the Covington Buccs 3-0. For the Vikings, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 loss the Buccs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
While Miami East won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 25-20.
Miami East 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 20 consecutive contests.
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.
Miami East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Covington, the loss snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 17-5 record.
Miami East will take on Preble Shawnee at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. After both having extra time off, Covington and Bradford will shake off the cobwebs and 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.
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