On Friday, Cranston West faced Cumberland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the Cranston West Falcons' way against the Cumberland Clippers as the Cranston West Falcons made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Falcons have posted since September 11th.
Cranston West never let Cumberland on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 27-25, 25-18.
Despite the loss, Cumberland still got an impressive performance from Sophia Pires, who had 12 digs. Pires is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least ten every time she's taken the court this season.
Cranston West has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Cumberland, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-11.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Cranston West is on the road again on Tuesday to play Chariho at 5:30 p.m. As for Cumberland, they will challenge Mt. Hope on Thursday. Mt. Hope will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Cumberland surely won't give up without a fight.
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