Cristo Rey is 0-10 against Buckingham Charter since October of 2018 but things could change on Thursday. The Cristo Rey Saints are taking a road trip to square off against the Buckingham Charter Knights at 6:00 p.m.
Cristo Rey is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Sacramento Adventist, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-10, 25-10.
Cristo Rey's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jill Silva, who had eight digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Buckingham Charter and John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills met for a duel on Tuesday where Buckingham Charter came out on top. Buckingham Charter took their match against John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Buckingham Charter 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 21-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-21.
Brooke Maurice went supernova for Buckingham Charter, getting 17 kills, two aces, and 15 assists. Maurice is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Justice Wright, who had nine kills and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Buckingham Charter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in ten consecutive games.
Cristo Rey's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Buckingham Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Cristo Rey might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Buckingham Charter in their previous matchup on Thursday. Can Cristo Rey avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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