Buckingham Charter was the 3-2 winner over Sacramento Country Day when they last played one another back in September, but their luck changed this time around. The Buckingham Charter Knights fell 3-1 to the Sacramento Country Day Cavaliers on Tuesday. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cavaliers 25-20 in the first set.
Buckingham Charter started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 26-24, 25-18, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Buckingham Charter still got an impressive performance from Addelyn Widmer, who had 14 kills, 11 blocks, and four aces. Widmer is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now had two or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Maurice, who had 11 kills, three aces, and 13 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Buckingham Charter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 35 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Leading Sacramento Country Day to victory were Sophia Espinoza and Mayuri Kasturi. Espinoza had 21 digs and five aces, while Kasturi had 22 digs.
Buckingham Charter's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5. As for Sacramento Country Day, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Buckingham Charter has already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Western Sierra Collegiate Academy on the 23rd. Sacramento Country Day does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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