Crawfordsville lost against Covington back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Crawfordsville Athenians took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Covington Trojans. The Athenians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Crawfordsville was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Covington work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-15, 24-26, 26-24.
Emma Buser and Reese Price certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Buser had nine digs and two aces, while Price had 17 kills, six digs, and two aces. Price is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Crawfordsville 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 three consecutive matchups.
Crawfordsville's record now sits at 16-12. As for Covington, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. After both having extra time off, Crawfordsville and Guerin Catholic will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crawfordsville is facing Guerin Catholic at the right time seeing as Guerin Catholic is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Covington, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Riverton Parke at 6:00 p.m.
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