Covington waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Miami East Vikings. This was payback for the Buccs, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
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 19-25, 25-21, 25-9, 25-20.
Covington found their leader in underclassman Ramse Vanderhorst, who had 22 digs and five aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Vanderhorst now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Covington's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Miami East, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 8-5 record.
Covington will take on Troy Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Covington is facing Troy Christian at the right time seeing as Troy Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Miami East, they will face off against Northridge at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Miami East will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: Northridge will have lost eight straight heading into Thursday's game.
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