Buckingham Charter entered their tilt with Sacramento Adventist on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sacramento Adventist Capitals , sneaking past 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Knights also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Buckingham Charter took Sacramento Adventist into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. After all that action, the final score was 26-24, 22-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-8.
Buckingham Charter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brooke Maurice led the charge by getting six kills, two aces, and 18 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jessica Taylor, who had six kills, six aces, and a block.
She wasn't the only good server: Buckingham Charter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in five consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, Sacramento Adventist still got an impressive performance from Sarai Nicacio, who had 18 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Nicacio has posted since back in September of 2023.
Buckingham Charter pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Sacramento Adventist, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Buckingham Charter will take on Sacramento Country Day at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sacramento Country Day will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each contest than the last. As for Sacramento Adventist, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Westwood at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
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