New Covenant waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Roanoke Catholic Celtics by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Gryphons , who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
New Covenant walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-21, 21-25, 25-8, 25-19.
Jocelyn Walker had a dynamite game for New Covenant, getting nine aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave Walker a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Embry Carlton, who had six digs and three aces.
Several Celtics players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Justinne Llavore, who had 16 digs, ten kills, and two aces. Llavore is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Charlie Floyd, who had 16 digs, three kills, and two aces.
New Covenant has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5-2 record this season. As for Roanoke Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
New Covenant has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Lynchburg HomeSchool on the 11th. As for Roanoke Catholic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against Eastern Mennonite on the 15th.
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