The Cumberland Clippers will head out to face off against the St. Mary Academy-Bay View Bengals at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cumberland will be strutting in after a win while St. Mary Academy-Bay View will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Cumberland got the win against Middletown by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Clippers.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Cumberland took every set by at least 16 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-6, 25-6.
Mia Hamel
| 10/20/25 vs Middletown | 4 |
| 10/15/25 @ Exeter-West Greenwich | 3 |
| 10/14/25 vs Westerly | 1 |
| 10/09/25 @ Classical | 2 |
| 10/06/25 @ Pilgrim | 3 |
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Cumberland can attribute much of their success to Mia Hamel, who had nine digs and four aces. That's the most aces Hamel has posted over her last seven matches. Another player making a difference was Avery Bohac, who had five digs and four aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Cumberland was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 17 aces. They are 10-2 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, St. Mary Academy-Bay View faced Barrington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Bengals fell 3-1 to the Eagles.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 19-25, 25-11, 25-23.
Cumberland's victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for St. Mary Academy-Bay View, their defeat ended a three-match streak of away wins and brought them to 8-7.
Cumberland took their win against St. Mary Academy-Bay View in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Clippers since the team 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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