The Unity Christian Lions will take on the Cumberland Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Unity Christian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 56-52 to Argenta-Oreana.
Meanwhile, Cumberland came tearing into Saturday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 46-41 victory over the Knights. 46 seems to be a good number for the Pirates as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Cumberland's win came from a few key players Unity Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cameron Roedl, who posted 16 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Zack Harmon, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Cumberland is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points per game. As for Unity Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
Unity Christian took a serious blow against Cumberland in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 70-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cumberland's Kelby Bierman, who went 10 of 14 en route to 21 points along with seven assists and five steals. Now that Unity Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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