Volleyball Preview: Argenta-Oreana Bombers vs. Cumberland Pirates
Argenta-Oreana and Cumberland are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Argenta-Oreana Bombers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Cumberland Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Cumberland took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Argenta-Oreana, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Argenta-Oreana earned a 2-0 victory over Sullivan.
Argenta-Oreana never let Sullivan on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Cumberland came up short against Arcola on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cumberland was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-18.
Argenta-Oreana has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season. As for Cumberland, their loss dropped their record down to 6-16-1.
Argenta-Oreana beat Cumberland 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Argenta-Oreana since the team 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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