Volleyball Recap: Addelyn Widmer Leads a Balanced Effort to Beat Sacramento Country Day

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Faith Christian, Buckingham Charter was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Sacramento Country Day Cavaliers 3-2. For the Knights, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 victory the Cavaliers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2024.

The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Buckingham Charter who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-20, 20-25, 25-16, 17-25, 18-16.

Buckingham Charter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Addelyn Widmer led the charge by getting 16 kills, five blocks, and four aces. Those 16 kills gave Widmer a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Justice Wright, who had 15 kills, four aces, and one block.

They weren't the only good servers: Buckingham Charter was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 17 aces. They are 10-2 when they serve at least ten aces.

Buckingham Charter's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. As for Sacramento Country Day, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.

Buckingham Charter didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills on the 1st. As for Sacramento Country Day, they have also already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Western Sierra Collegiate Academy on the 2nd.