Jamesville-DeWitt had already won five in a row dating back to last season and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Cicero-North Syracuse Northstars 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Red Rams, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jamesville-DeWitt had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 22-25, 25-15, 25-11, 15-8.
Grady Kennedy and Joey Lukasiewicz certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Kennedy had six digs, a kill, and 25 assists, while Lukasiewicz had seven kills, five digs, and four aces. The dominant performance gave Lukasiewicz a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Leahey, who had nine kills and two blocks.
Jamesville-DeWitt pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cicero-North Syracuse, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jamesville-DeWitt will welcome Oswego at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Cicero-North Syracuse, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Webster Schroeder, where the match is scheduled at 7:30 p.m.
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