Basketball Recap: Sacramento Waldorf Skates Past Buckingham Charter with Ease

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Sacramento Waldorf on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Buckingham Charter Knights out of the water with a 43-5 final score. With the Waves ahead 29-2 at the half, the match was all but over already.

Sacramento Waldorf's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aubrey Payne, who posted seven points and seven steals. Another player making a difference was Juliet Shaw, who had six points.

Waves

Assists

12/30/24 vs Buckingham Charter	13
12/28/24 vs Foothill	8

Sacramento Waldorf was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Sacramento Waldorf has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points per game. As for Buckingham Charter, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.

Sacramento Waldorf will challenge Foresthill at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Foresthill: 25.5, Sacramento Waldorf: 28.3) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Buckingham Charter, they will face off against Valley Christian at 6:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025.