Volleyball Preview: New Covenant Gryphons vs. Grace Christian School Kings
New Covenant is 4-0 against Grace Christian School since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The New Covenant Gryphons will be staying on the road to face off against the Grace Christian School Kings at 6:00 p.m.
New Covenant came up short against Timberlake Christian on Monday, falling 3-0.
New Covenant was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-11, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian School came tearing into Monday's match with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Knights 3-0.
Grace Christian School's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot between 17 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 25-17.
Savannah Duda and Jaycee Burch were among the main playmakers for Grace Christian School as the former had seven digs and a block and the latter had three digs and three blocks. Duda has been hot recently, having also posted 13 or more assists the last 21 times she's played.
Grace Christian School was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in ten consecutive contests.
New Covenant's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7-2. As for Grace Christian School, they pushed their record up to 27-5-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Everything went New Covenant's way against Grace Christian School in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as New Covenant made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Covenant 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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