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The San Tan Charter Roadrunners (13–7, 4–0 2A East) host the Phoenix Country Day Eagles (16–2) Wednesday at 6:00 PM in a non-region match between the sixth- and second-ranked teams in the AZPreps365 2A rankings. San Tan Charter has already clinched first place in the 2A East, winning all four region matches without dropping a set, and closed last week with sweeps of Miami and Lincoln Prep. Phoenix Country Day, the 2A state champion in 2021 and 2022, has won 16 of 18 matches, 12 of its 14 dual matches by 3–0, with both losses coming on the road in five sets at Chandler Prep and in three at Cicero Prep.
The two teams share five opponents. Both lost 2–3 to top-ranked Chandler Prep — San Tan Charter at home on October 13, Phoenix Country Day in Chandler on September 15 — and both swept ALA – Anthem South. Phoenix Country Day swept Scottsdale Prep, Benjamin Franklin and Scottsdale Christian; San Tan Charter beat Scottsdale Prep in four, needed five sets at Benjamin Franklin and was swept at Scottsdale Christian.
San Tan Charter went 2–1 in a three-match week. The Roadrunners dropped a five-set home match to top-ranked Chandler Prep on Tuesday, October 13 (20–25, 25–14, 25–17, 23–25, 9–15), after leading two sets to one, then swept Miami on the road Thursday (25–11, 25–23, 25–15) and Lincoln Prep at home Friday to finish 4–0 in the 2A East. Against Chandler Prep the Roadrunners averaged 11.0 kills per set.
Phoenix Country Day plays in the 2A Valley under Head Coach Kat Glaeseman and won back-to-back 2A state titles in 2021 and 2022. The Eagles have won four straight, all in three sets: at Arizona Lutheran October 13 (26–24, 25–12, 25–20), Tempe Prep October 16 (25–10, 25–10, 25–14) and at NFL YET Academy on Monday (25–12, 25–11, 25–13). Their roster of 16 has no seniors — nine of the sixteen are freshmen or sophomores.
MaxPreps season statistics, updated October 19 (category leaders).
AZPreps365 results through October 19 (San Tan Charter 20 matches, Phoenix Country Day 18). Dual-match figures exclude tournament play. Rankings are the AZPreps365 2A rankings of October 16.
Leads the Roadrunners in kills and total blocks. Averages 2.6 kills a set and is the first option in the middle for both setters.
Runs the offense with 290 assists, a region-leading figure, and is a weapon from the service line with 28 aces (0.6 per set). Hits .306 on her own attempts.
Region leader in digs and the team leader in aces. Takes 359 serve receptions — four times anyone else on the roster — and averages 4.9 digs a set.
Led the Eagles in kills and kills per set through the five matches MaxPreps has entered. One of three juniors in a front row with no seniors.
Phoenix Country Day runs two setters: Kieran and sophomore Annabel Dulitz split the assists almost evenly in the matches entered.
The Eagles' all-around number through the matches entered: second in kills, third in digs and assists, second in aces. Fills the stat sheet from the left side and the back row.
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