Volleyball Preview: Gilmer Buckeyes vs. Cumberland Academy Knights
Gilmer is 4-0 against Cumberland Academy since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Gilmer Buckeyes will face off against the Cumberland Academy Knights at 4:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Tuesday, Gilmer didn't have quite enough to beat Henderson and fell 3-2.
Gilmer took Henderson into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-18, 14-25, 23-25, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Cumberland Academy lost 3-0 to Kilgore on Tuesday. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-15, 25-19.
Gilmer's defeat dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Cumberland Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Everything went Gilmer's way against Cumberland Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2019 as Gilmer made off with a 3-0 win. Does Gilmer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cumberland Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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