After flying high against Stuart Hall last Tuesday, Roanoke Catholic came back down to earth. The Roanoke Catholic Celtics took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the New Covenant Gryphons on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Celtics in their matchups with the Gryphons : they've now lost five in a row.
The final score came out to 25-21, 21-25, 25-8, 25-19.
Roanoke Catholic lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being 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. Charlie Floyd was another key player, getting 16 digs, three kills, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Roanoke Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matchups.
Jocelyn Walker went supernova for New Covenant, getting nine aces and four digs. Those nine aces gave Walker a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Embry Carlton, who had six digs and three aces.
Roanoke Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for New Covenant, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5-2 record this season.
Roanoke Catholic has already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Eastern Mennonite on the 15th. As for New Covenant, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against Lynchburg HomeSchool on the 11th.
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