On Friday, New Covenant faced Roanoke Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The New Covenant Gryphons came out on top against the Roanoke Catholic Celtics by a score of 42-29. This was payback for the Gryphons , who suffered a 42-35 defeat the last time these two teams met.
New Covenant got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Melia Leitner out in front who earned seven points along with 14 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Leitner a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Another player making a difference was Alicia Kenny, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
The win made it two in a row for New Covenant and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for Roanoke Catholic, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
New Covenant didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 38-18 victory against Grace Christian on the 7th. Roanoke Catholic has also already played their next match, a 33-28 win against Fuqua on the 7th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
