Eastern Mennonite lost against New Covenant back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Eastern Mennonite Flames lost 3-0 to the New Covenant Gryphons. The Flames haven't had much luck with the Gryphons recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-21, 25-14.
New Covenant's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jocelyn Walker, who had nine digs and two aces. Walker is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted nine or more in the last 41 games she's played dating back to last season. Ava Boettger was another key player, getting five aces and three digs.
Eastern Mennonite's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for New Covenant, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-2 record this season.
Eastern Mennonite will be playing in front of their home fans against Virginia Episcopal School at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for New Covenant, they will venture away from home to face off against Lynchburg HomeSchool at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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