Buckingham Charter and Valley Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The Buckingham Charter Knights have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Valley Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Buckingham Charter got the win against Sacramento Adventist by a conclusive 3-0.
Buckingham Charter's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Sacramento Adventist between 15 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-18, 25-16.
Buckingham Charter got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Addelyn Widmer out in front who had 11 kills, ten blocks, and three aces. The dominant performance gave Widmer a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Maurice, who had seven kills, two aces, and 14 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Buckingham Charter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 33 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian had to endure an eight-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged Faith Christian out 3-2.
Buckingham Charter is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Valley Christian, their victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-10.
Buckingham Charter came out on top in a nail-biter against Valley Christian when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Will Buckingham Charter repeat their success, or does Valley Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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