Francis Lewis is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Kellenberg Memorial is on a 14-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Francis Lewis Patriots will square off against the Kellenberg Memorial Firebirds at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Francis Lewis earned a 2-0 victory over Flushing.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Francis Lewis took both sets by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-8.
Francis Lewis can attribute much of their success to Xenia Carrion, who had six aces, and Nikki Georgiadis, who had six aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Georgiadis a new career-high in aces.
Francis Lewis couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 47.7% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hitting percentage total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Kellenberg Memorial's way against Sacred Heart Academy on Thursday as Kellenberg Memorial made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Kellenberg Memorial was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-11, 25-13.
Kellenberg Memorial relied on the efforts of Julianna Lucie, who had 17 digs, and Amelia Felice, who had six digs and 23 assists.
Francis Lewis is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6-3 record this season. As for Kellenberg Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 18-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Francis Lewis has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Kellenberg Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Francis Lewis came up short against Kellenberg Memorial in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Francis Lewis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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