Volleyball Preview: Henderson Lions vs. Cumberland Academy Knights
Henderson has gone 9-0 against Cumberland Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Henderson Lions will head out to take on the Cumberland Academy Knights at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Henderson has three straight victories, Cumberland Academy has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Henderson will bounce into Friday's game after beating Carthage, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. Henderson walked away with a 3-1 win over Carthage on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 26-28, 25-16, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Cumberland Academy and Pine Tree met for a duel on Tuesday where Cumberland Academy couldn't get it done. Cumberland Academy fell just short of Pine Tree by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Cumberland Academy sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 21-25, 15-1.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jessica Barroso, who had 26 digs and a kill. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Henderson pushed their record up to 24-9 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Cumberland Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 12-18.
Henderson took their win against Cumberland Academy in their previous matchup on October 1st by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Henderson since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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