Sacramento Country Day was the 3-0 winner over Buckingham Charter when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Sacramento Country Day Cavaliers fell just short of the Buckingham Charter Knights by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday.
Sacramento Country Day started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 15-25, 25-22, 25-16, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Sacramento Country Day saw an underclassman step up: Sophia Espinoza had 13 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Espinoza has posted in her last eight games.
Even though they lost, Sacramento Country Day was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in four consecutive matches.
Brooke Maurice went supernova for Buckingham Charter, getting seven kills, two aces, and two aces. Maurice is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Addelyn Widmer was another key player, getting 11 kills.
Sacramento Country Day's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Buckingham Charter, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Sacramento Country Day will venture away from home to take on John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Sacramento Country Day has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Buckingham Charter, they will welcome Western Sierra Collegiate Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Western Sierra Collegiate Academy will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Buckingham Charter surely won't give up without a fight.
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