New Covenant won the last time they faced Virginia Episcopal School, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The New Covenant Gryphons were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Virginia Episcopal School Bishops. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gryphons.
The victory didn't come easy: Virginia Episcopal School scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-16, 25-13.
New Covenant was led to victory by Jocelyn Walker and Embry Carlton. Walker had five aces and 18 assists, while Carlton had six digs and five aces. Walker is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
New Covenant 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 eight aces in eight consecutive contests.
New Covenant has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-2 record this season. As for Virginia Episcopal School, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Covenant will welcome Roanoke Catholic at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. After both having extra time off, Virginia Episcopal School and Carlisle will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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