Timberlake Christian suffered their biggest loss since August 25th on Tuesday. They came up short against the New Covenant Gryphons, falling 3-0. The Tornadoes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Gryphons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
While Timberlake Christian ultimately came up short, they really made New Covenant work, particularly in the second set. The final score came out to 25-18, 26-24, 25-23.
Grace Minor paced Timberlake Christian's offense, picking up ten kills. Minor got some help from Siam Conway and her 25 assists. Kayla Romero controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Embry Carlton went supernova For New Covenant., getting 22 digs and two aces. That's the most digs Carlton has posted over her last seven matchups. Naomi Rigg also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Timberlake Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for New Covenant, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 14-4.
Coming up, Timberlake Christian will look to defend their home court on Friday against Faith Christian at 6:30 p.m. As for New Covenant, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Kenston Forest on the 1st.
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