Volleyball Game Preview: Covenant Christian Academy Cougars vs. Cambridge Gryphons

By Team Reports Nov 4, 2025, 9:28pm

Volleyball Preview: Covenant Christian Academy Cougars vs. Cambridge Gryphons

Covenant Christian Academy is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Cambridge is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cougars will host the Gryphons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

Covenant Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Montrose 3-0.

Covenant Christian Academy was especially dominant in the second set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-13, 25-20.

Maley Adair

Digs (Career)

11/04/25 vs Montrose14
10/23/25 vs Gann Academy9
10/15/25 vs Montrose6
10/04/25 @ Christian Heritage6
10/17/25 vs Boston Trinity Academy4

Covenant Christian Academy relied on the efforts of Alex Quail, who had 15 digs, and Maley Adair, who had 14 digs. Those 14 digs gave Adair a new career-high.

Covenant Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces every time they've taken the court this season.

Meanwhile, Cambridge made easy work of Newman on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-12, 25-13.

Cambridge had a senior duo take command as Sofia Shultz had 17 digs and Fatimata Barboza had five digs and four aces.

Covenant Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Cambridge, their victory bumped their record up to 12-4.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Covenant Christian Academy hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for Cambridge, though, as they've been averaging only 1.6 blocks. Given Covenant Christian Academy's sizable advantage in that area, the Gryphons will need to find a way to close that gap.

Covenant Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Cambridge when the teams last played back in October, winning 3-1. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Gryphons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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