Cumberland can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Ashland Oredockers as the Cumberland Beavers made off with a 3-0 win. The match marked the Beavers' most dominant victory of the season.
A big factor in the win was Cumberland's feisty defense: they held Ashland to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-17, 25-13.
Cumberland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive games.
Cumberland's win bumped their record up to 9-16. As for Ashland, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 13 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-16 record this season.
Cumberland will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Northwestern at 7:00 p.m. Cumberland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each matchup than the last. As for Ashland, they will challenge Hayward at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ashland is facing Hayward at the right time seeing as Hayward is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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