Sacramento Country Day waltzed into their match on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top against the Buckingham Charter Knights by a score of 3-1. This was payback for the Cavaliers, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Sacramento Country Day had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 26-24, 25-18, 25-23.
Leading Sacramento Country Day to victory were Sophia Espinoza and Mayuri Kasturi. Espinoza had 21 digs and five aces, while Kasturi had 22 digs. Espinoza is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played.
Sacramento Country Day 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 seven aces in 14 consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Buckingham Charter saw an underclassman step up: Addelyn Widmer had 14 kills, 11 blocks, and four aces. The dominant performance gave Widmer a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Maurice, who had 11 kills, three aces, and 13 assists.
Sacramento Country Day has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Buckingham Charter, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-5.
Sacramento Country Day does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Buckingham Charter has already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Western Sierra Collegiate Academy on the 23rd.
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