Kearns lost against Cyprus back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Kearns Cougars fell just short of the Cyprus Pirates by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost four in a row.
Kearns took a 2-0 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next three. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 18-25, 25-16, 25-23, 15-6.
Even though they lost, Kearns was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in five consecutive matchups.
Cyprus was led to victory by Addison Leon and Dava Crowder. Leon had 16 digs, while Crowder had four digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Crowder a new career-high in aces.
Kearns' defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Cyprus, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-12 record this season.
Kearns will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Granger at 6:00 p.m. Granger is coming into the match with five straight losses on the road, meaning Kearns will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Cyprus, they will head out to square off against Hunter at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cyprus has three straight victories, Hunter has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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