Covington has gone 10-0 against Fountain Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Covington Trojans will face off against the Fountain Central Mustangs at 10:00 a.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Covington and six for Fountain Central.
Last Tuesday, Covington didn't have quite enough to beat South Newton and fell 3-2.
Covington took South Newton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 21-25, 19-25, 15-8.
Even though they lost, Covington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Fountain Central came up short against Crawfordsville on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-11, 25-13.
Covington's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Fountain Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Everything went Covington's way against Fountain Central in their previous matchup last Thursday, as Covington made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Covington since the team 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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