Covenant unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Calvary Baptist Academy Patriots on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
While Covenant ultimately came up short, they really made Calvary Baptist Academy work, particularly in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-12, 27-25.
Ellie Russo was the offensive standout of the contest as she had five digs and four aces. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (three).
The victory (which was Calvary Baptist Academy's fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Looking ahead, Calvary Baptist Academy will head out to take on Victory Baptist Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Covenant will be paying especially close attention to the Patriots' match: after the Patriots face off against Grace Christian, they'll take on Covenant again at 5:00 p.m. on September 12.
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