Westover Christian Academy had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past the New Covenant Gryphons 3-2.
Westover Christian Academy was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 24-26, 20-25, 25-18, 15-10.
Westover Christian Academy was led to victory by Addy Nelson and Grace Woodard. Nelson had 51 digs, while Woodard had 47 digs, two aces, and a kill. Nelson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 17 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Westover Christian Academy 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 five aces in four consecutive games.
Despite the loss, New Covenant still got an impressive performance from Jocelyn Walker, who had 14 digs and three aces. Brey Welch was another key player, getting nine digs.
Westover Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 14-5-1. As for New Covenant, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5-2.
Westover Christian Academy has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy on the 1st. As for New Covenant, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Chatham Hall on the 1st.
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