Long Beach is 1-7-1 against Kellenberg Memorial since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Long Beach Marines will face off against the Kellenberg Memorial Firebirds at 8:00 a.m.
Long Beach is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season last Thursday. 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.
Meanwhile, Kellenberg Memorial put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against St. Mary's as Kellenberg Memorial made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 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 matchups.
Long Beach's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Kellenberg Memorial, they pushed their record up to 16-0 with the victory, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
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