On Saturday, it was close, but the Cumberland Pirates sidestepped the Springfield Southeast Spartans for a 2-1 victory.
Cumberland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 15-10.
Cumberland's win bumped their record up to 5-10-1. As for Springfield Southeast, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Cumberland didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss vs. Lincolnwood on the 21st. As for Springfield Southeast, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on MacArthur at 7:00 p.m. on October 3rd.
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