The Covington Buccs's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Riverside Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverside took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Covington, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, Covington made easy work of Bradford and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Covington took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-6.
Covington found their leader in underclassman Ramse Vanderhorst, who had six digs and three aces. Vanderhorst is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Covington 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 games.
Meanwhile, Riverside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Benjamin Logan.
While Riverside ultimately came up short, they really made Benjamin Logan work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 29-27, 25-11.
Covington's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. As for Riverside, their loss dropped their record down to 1-18.
Covington took their win against Riverside when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Covington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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