The Covington Buccs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lehman Catholic Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Covington will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak alive.
Last Saturday, Covington made easy work of Bradford and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Bradford scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-16, 25-4.
Lehman Catholic aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Saturday extended their overall winning streak to three. They skirted 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 final score came out to 25-27, 23-25, 25-15, 25-21, 17-15.
Lehman Catholic's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lilly Graham, who had 25 digs, and Hanna Cavanaugh, who 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 matches.
Covington's victory bumped their record up to 18-5. As for Lehman Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season.
Covington took their win against Lehman Catholic when the teams last played on October 3rd by a conclusive 3-0. Does Covington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lehman Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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