Volleyball Preview: Western Sierra Collegiate Academy Wolves vs. Buckingham Charter Knights
The Western Sierra Collegiate Academy Wolves will head out on the road to challenge the Buckingham Charter Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy had just enough and edged Faith Christian out 3-2.
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy took Faith Christian into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Buckingham Charter didn't have done well against Sacramento Country Day recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Buckingham Charter beat Sacramento Country Day by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2.
Buckingham Charter was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 15-25, 25-22, 25-16, 15-11.
Brooke Maurice had a dynamite game for Buckingham Charter, getting seven kills, two aces, and 21 assists. Maurice 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Addelyn Widmer, who had 11 kills.
Buckingham Charter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in six consecutive matches.
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy's record now sits at 7-5. As for Buckingham Charter, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
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