Cumberland lost against Lutheran back in September of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Cumberland Pirates fell just short of the Lutheran Crusaders by a score of 2-1. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cumberland came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 26-24, 15-12.
Cumberland's loss dropped their record down to 5-12-1. As for Lutheran, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.
Cumberland will square off against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond is coming into the match with four straight wins on the road, so Cumberland will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Lutheran, they will head out to face off against Nokomis at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Nokomis will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Lutheran surely won't give up without a fight.
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