The Covenant has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the StoneBridge Cavaliers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
The Covenant is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Nansemond-Suffolk Academy as The Covenant made off with a 3-0 victory.
The Covenant was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-18, 25-16.
Fredericksburg Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday StoneBridge proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Eagles. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cavaliers.
StoneBridge was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 19-25, 25-12, 26-24.
StoneBridge relied on the efforts of Camryn Weatherford, who had 11 digs and 30 assists, and Taniya Cannon, who had 11 digs. Weatherford has been hot for a while, having posted 19 or more assists the last 19 times she's played.
StoneBridge kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
StoneBridge is on a roll lately: they've won 24 of their last 25 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-3 record this season. As for The Covenant, their victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-1.
The Covenant might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from StoneBridge in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Thankfully for The Covenant, Emily Hinton (who had seven digs and 26 assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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