It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Kellam had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Maury Commodores with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Knights who have now won six games in a row.
One reason for the win was Kellam's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 25-11, 25-9.
Leading Kellam to victory were Giulia Alison and Sydney Stone. Alison had 13 digs and five aces, while Stone had ten digs and three aces. Those five aces gave Alison a new career-high.
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 contests.
Kellam has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Maury, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-6.
Kellam will square off against First Colonial at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. First Colonial is coming into the match with nine straight wins on the road, so Kellam will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Maury does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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