Covington has gone 8-2 against Bethel recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Covington Buccs will face off against the Bethel Bees at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Covington sitting on ten straight wins and Bethel on three.
Last Thursday, Covington was able to grind out a solid victory over Troy Christian, taking the game 3-1.
Covington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-17, 25-12, 25-4.
Covington found their leader in underclassman Ramse Vanderhorst, who had 22 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Vanderhorst now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Covington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, everything went Bethel's way against Riverside on Thursday as Bethel made off with a 3-0 win.
Bethel's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Riverside between 16 and 19 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-19, 25-17.
Covington pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Bethel, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Covington has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Bethel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Covington was able to grind out a solid win over Bethel in their previous matchup back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Covington since the squad 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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