After a string of five wins, Buckingham Charter's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 3-0 to the Western Sierra Collegiate Academy Wolves. The match marked the first time this year in which the Knights were not able to get on the board.
While Buckingham Charter was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Western Sierra Collegiate Academy's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-19.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Addelyn Widmer, who had five kills and three blocks. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Widmer 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 Brooke Maurice, who had three kills and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Buckingham Charter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 15.
Among those leading the charge was Adelyne Olvera, who had six digs and four aces.
Buckingham Charter's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2. As for Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-5.
Buckingham Charter will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Faith Christian at 6:00 p.m. As for Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, they will head out to take on Sacramento Adventist at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Western Sierra Collegiate Academy is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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