Prince of Peace has gone 5-0 against Covenant recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Prince of Peace Eagles will head out to face off against the Covenant Knights at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Prince of Peace has five straight wins, Covenant has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Prince of Peace can't be too worried about heading out to take on Covenant: they just beat Pantego Christian at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Prince of Peace blew past Pantego Christian 3-0 on Thursday.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-12, 25-19.
Prince of Peace can attribute much of their success to Ava Pope, who had 11 digs and three aces, and Emma Ross, who had 13 digs and two aces. Ross is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season.
Prince of Peace was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Covenant came up short against Westlake Academy last Thursday and fell 3-1.
While Covenant had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 24-26, 25-18, 25-20.
Prince of Peace's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-6. As for Covenant, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Everything went Prince of Peace's way against Covenant in their previous matchup back in September, as Prince of Peace made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Prince of Peace 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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