It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Kellam had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the First Colonial Patriots by a score of 3-1. The win was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on five straight.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-19, 20-25, 25-19.
Kellam's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sydney Stone led the charge by getting 24 digs and four aces. Stone has been hot , having posted 14 or more digs the last eight times she's played. Emmie Irving was another key player, getting eight digs and 30 assists.
Kellam was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 9.3 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 0.
Kellam is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for First Colonial, they moved to 19-7 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
As of now, neither Kellam nor First Colonial have any future games scheduled.
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