The Pine Tree Pirates and the Cumberland Academy Knights are set to duel on Tuesday. Pine Tree is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, Pine Tree came up short against Henderson and fell 3-1.
While Pine Tree ultimately came up short, they really made Henderson work, particularly in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 17-25, 27-25, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Cumberland Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Chapel Hill. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-23 in the first set.
Cumberland Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 28-26, 25-17, 25-23.
Pine Tree's loss dropped their record down to 13-21. As for Cumberland Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-17.
Pine Tree beat Cumberland Academy 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Tree since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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