If Covenant Day was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of South Charlotte last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lions came up short against the Charlotte Latin Hawks on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Lions in their meetings with the Hawks: they've now lost eight in a row.
Covenant Day was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Charlotte Latin work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 25-14, 25-21.
Olivia Huneycutt paced Covenant Day's offense, picking up nine kills. Huneycutt got some help from Maggie Shannon and her eight assists.
Charlotte Latin found their leader in sophomore Ryan Burrell, who had 26 digs and three aces. Burrell is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in each of the last ten games she's played.
Covenant Day's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Charlotte Latin, the win keeps them at an undefeated 22-0.
Covenant Day didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Charlotte Catholic on the 17th. As for Charlotte Latin, they will challenge Charlotte Country Day School at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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