Buckholts has gone 5-0 against Calvert recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Buckholts Badgers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Calvert Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Buckholts will be strutting in after a victory while Calvert will be coming in after a defeat.
Buckholts will bounce into Friday's match after beating North Zulch, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Buckholts had just enough and edged North Zulch out 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (105-98) Buckholts actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 26-24, 25-23, 13-25, 15-8.
Buckholts found their leader in underclassman Caylee Velez, who had 11 digs and four aces.
Buckholts was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Calvert was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Dime Box.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-6, 25-17.
Buckholts is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10-3 record this season. As for Calvert, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Buckholts took their win against Calvert in their previous matchup last Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Buckholts since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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