The Covenant entered their tilt with Nansemond-Suffolk Academy on Thursday with 15 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 16. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Saints , sneaking past 3-2. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
The Covenant wouldn't go down easily and took Nansemond-Suffolk Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 22-25, 15-6.
Among those leading the charge was Delaney Poindexter, who had 12 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: The 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 seven aces in 16 consecutive matches.
The Covenant pushed their record up to 22-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, their defeat ended a 17-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-7.
As of now, neither The Covenant nor Nansemond-Suffolk Academy have any future games scheduled.
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