Volleyball Preview: Unity Christian Lions vs. Cumberland Pirates
The Unity Christian Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Cumberland Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Unity Christian will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
On Tuesday, Unity Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Heritage, taking the game 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Unity Christian was: they took both sets by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-11.
Unity Christian 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 five aces in 29 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cumberland came up short against Sullivan on Tuesday and fell 2-0.
While Cumberland had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-21.
Unity Christian pushed their record up to 29-0 with the victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cumberland, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-20-1 record this season.
Unity Christian beat Cumberland 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Unity Christian 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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