Covington is 8-0 against Troy Christian since August of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Covington Buccs will host the Troy Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Covington has nine straight wins, Troy Christian has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Covington will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Miami East, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Covington came out on top against Miami East by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
Covington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. After all that action, the final score was 19-25, 25-21, 25-9, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Troy Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Bethel on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Troy Christian took Bethel into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-20, 25-14, 23-25, 15-12.
Covington's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Troy Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Covington was able to grind out a solid win over Troy Christian in their previous matchup back in August, winning 3-1. Does Covington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Troy Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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