Volleyball Preview: Westover Christian Academy Bulldogs vs. New Covenant Gryphons
The Westover Christian Academy Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the New Covenant Gryphons at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Westover Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Temple Christian. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Bulldogs as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Westover Christian Academy was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-13, 25-11.
Westover Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Addy Nelson, who had 19 digs. Nelson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 19 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Westover Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 8.2.
Meanwhile, New Covenant made easy work of Temple Christian on Friday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gryphons.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: New Covenant took every set by at least 25 points. The final score came out to 25-0, 25-0, 25-0.
Jocelyn Walker was nothing short of spectacular: she had eight digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Elle Vollmer, who had five digs and two aces.
Westover Christian Academy's record is now 12-5-1. As for New Covenant, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
