Buckingham Browne & Nichols has played every game this season on their home court, but they'll have to hit the road on Wednesday. They will venture away from home to take on the Austin Prep Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Buckingham Browne & Nichols will be strutting in after a win while Austin Prep will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, it was close, but Buckingham Browne & Nichols sidestepped Convent of the Sacred Heart for a 2-1 victory.
Buckingham Browne & Nichols had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 25-15, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Austin Prep didn't have quite enough to beat Dexter Southfield on Saturday and fell 3-2.
Austin Prep started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-20, 19-17.
Despite the defeat, Austin Prep saw an underclassman step up: Abbie Quill had ten digs and seven aces. The dominant performance gave Quill a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia McSorley, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Even though they lost, Austin Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matches.
Buckingham Browne & Nichols now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Austin Prep, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
Everything went Buckingham Browne & Nichols' way against Austin Prep in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Buckingham Browne & Nichols made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Buckingham Browne & Nichols since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
