The Lehman Catholic Cavaliers will head out on the road to challenge the Covington Buccs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lehman Catholic will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Saturday, Lehman Catholic narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Fairlawn 3-2.
Lehman Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 23-25, 25-15, 25-21, 17-15.
Lilly Graham and Hanna Cavanaugh were among the main playmakers for Lehman Catholic as the former had 25 digs and the latter had eight digs and three aces.
They weren't the only good server: Lehman Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Covington, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They put the hurt on Bradford with a sharp 3-0 win on Saturday.
While Covington might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Bradford scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-16, 25-4.
Lehman Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Covington, their victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5.
Lehman Catholic suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Covington in their previous meeting on October 3rd. Can Lehman Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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