Volleyball Preview: First Colonial Patriots vs. Kellam Knights
The First Colonial Patriots and the Kellam Knights are set to duel on Tuesday. First Colonial is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road.
First Colonial is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Menchville.
First Colonial walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The final score came out to 25-21, 25-27, 25-19, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Kellam had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Commodores with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Kellam's got stronger as the match went on, holding Maury to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-11, 25-9.
Kellam relied on the efforts of Giulia Alison, who had 13 digs and five aces, and Sydney Stone, who had ten digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Alison a new career-high in aces.
Kellam was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 18 consecutive matches.
Kellam is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for First Colonial, their record now sits at 20-7.
First Colonial came up short against Kellam when the teams last played on Tuesday, falling 3-1. Can First Colonial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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