The Sidwell Friends Quakers will venture away from home to square off against the St. Stephen's & St. Agnes Saints at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sidwell Friends will be strutting in after a win while St. Stephen's & St. Agnes will be coming in after a defeat.
Sidwell Friends is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: School Without Walls, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Sidwell Friends was ranked 12th). Sidwell Friends narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past School Without Walls 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Sidwell Friends got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-11, 16-25, 25-15, 17-25, 15-9.
Sidwell Friends relied on the efforts of Isabela Alves, who had nine digs, three blocks, and three aces, and Marli Dubroy, who had four blocks and a kill.
They weren't the only good server: Sidwell Friends was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, St. Stephen's & St. Agnes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against Bishop Ireton, falling 3-0.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 26-24, 25-7.
Sidwell Friends' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5. As for St. Stephen's & St. Agnes, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Sidwell Friends skirted past St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sidwell Friends since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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