Kellam has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They and the First Colonial Patriots are set to duel on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Kellam got the win against Landstown by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Kellam's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-13, 25-12.
Kellam can attribute much of their success to Nathan Pyka, who had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces Pyka has posted since back in September.
Kellam was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, First Colonial came tearing into last Tuesday's match with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Kellam's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1. As for First Colonial, their win bumped their record up to 14-1.
Kellam came out on top in a nail-biter against First Colonial when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 2-1. Does Kellam have another victory up their sleeve, or will First Colonial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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