Volleyball Preview: Kellenberg Memorial Firebirds vs. Long Beach Marines
Kellenberg Memorial is 7-1-1 against Long Beach since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Kellenberg Memorial Firebirds are on the road again to play the Long Beach Marines at 8:00 a.m. Long Beach took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Kellenberg Memorial, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Kellenberg Memorial made easy work of St. Mary's and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-8, 25-18.
Kellenberg Memorial 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 seven aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Long Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 3-1 to Wantagh. While the Marines didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors 25-11 in the first set.
Long Beach 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 11-25, 26-24, 25-21, 25-16.
Kellenberg Memorial pushed their record up to 16-0 with the win, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Long Beach, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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