On Wednesday, Sidwell Friends faced DC International in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sidwell Friends Quakers won by a set and slipped past the DC International Dragons 3-2. The Quakers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Dragons, too.
Sidwell Friends was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-13, 23-25, 27-25, 18-16.
Sidwell Friends was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches.
Sidwell Friends is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for DC International, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6.
Sidwell Friends wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Georgetown Visitation Prep on the 18th. DC International has also already played their next matchup, a 2-1 victory against Thurgood Marshall Academy on the 17th.
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