Sidwell Friends faced DC International in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Quakers came out on top against the Dragons by a score of 3-1. The victory continues a trend for the Quakers in their matchups with the Dragons: they've now won eight in a row.
Sidwell Friends had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-23, 25-19, 27-25.
Sophia Douoguih
| 10/22/25 vs DC International | 14 |
| 10/21/25 vs Madeira | 10 |
| 10/17/25 vs Bell | 3 |
| 10/10/25 vs Paul VI | 4 |
| 10/07/25 vs St. Stephen's & St. Agnes | 22 |
Sophia Douoguih was a one-woman wrecking crew as she had 14 digs and three aces. That's the most digs she has posted over her last five matches. Eliane Soukou also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
They weren't the only good servers: Sidwell Friends was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Sidwell Friends' win bumped their record up to 5-11. As for DC International, their loss ended a six-match streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6.
Looking ahead, Sidwell Friends will venture away from home to face off against Connelly School of the Holy Child at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for DC International, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Parkside on the 24th.
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