Valley Christian and Buckingham Charter are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The Valley Christian Lions will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Buckingham Charter Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Valley Christian finally turned things around against Faith Christian on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Lions out 3-2.
Meanwhile, Buckingham Charter came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Capitals as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Buckingham Charter's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Sacramento Adventist between 15 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-18, 25-16.
Buckingham Charter's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Addelyn Widmer, 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 contests dating back to last season.
Valley Christian's victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-10. As for Buckingham Charter, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
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