Prisons Kenya see off resilient Equity in KVF men's third leg

In one of the most anticipated clashes of the Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) men's league, former champions Prisons Kenya opened their third leg action with victory against Equity Bank. 

In the early serve-off clash, David Lung'aho's men withstood tough competition from the bankers to pick a 3-1 (25-23, 21-25, 25-23, 25-23) win for maximum points. 

With the warders chasing a fourth win in their fifth match while Sammy Kirongo's charges were looking for a second, neither side was showing signs of dropping points and starting the third leg on a low and the first set scores showed. 

Skipper Wilson Cheruiyot rallied the bankers on in the second set, dominating for a 25-21 score but their efforts in the remaining sets were not enough as Lung'aho's charges run a tight ship, even when they were trailing by five points in the fourth set to win. 

"We have been working on our team from the beginning of the season and we can see some improvement.

In the match against Equity, we knew they are a tough side and we had to keep fighting even when they were dominating. 

Reception has been a a problematic area for us but we managed to do better in this match. We made some errors in service too. This is an area we have to vee keen on as we face Trailblazers on Saturday," offered Prisons' skipper Hudson Chesoli. 

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The captain admits that the team is still feeling the absence of Jairus Kipkosgei who is yet to fully recover from an injury sustained during last year’s playoffs. 

While he is back on the court, Kipkosgei is not yet operating at full capacity. In the second leg he had to play as a libero as coach Lung'aho was keen to capitalise on the player's good reception. 

The other early serve-off pitting KVF men's league bronze medalists Trailblazers and Vihiga Team was easy three points for the former without breaking sweat as their opponent was a no-show.