It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Covington can now relate to. They fell just short of the Riverton Parke Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Trojans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Monday.
Covington actually scored more points across those five sets (107-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 19-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Covington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Jaylynn Nelson was the offensive standout of the match as she had 13 digs.
Covington's loss dropped their record down to 22-10. As for Riverton Parke, their record now sits at 25-5.
Covington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Riverton Parke, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 win against North Vermillion on the 19th.
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