Unity Christian has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Cumberland Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Tuesday, Unity Christian took a serious blow against Arcola, falling 96-37. While losing is never fun, Unity Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 754th, while Arcola is ranked 317th).
Meanwhile, Cumberland's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight defeat. They suffered a rough 52-31 defeat at the hands of Sullivan.
Despite the loss, Cumberland saw an underclassman step up: Zack Harmon scored eight points along with six rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Roedl, who scored six points.
Cumberland struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They are winless (0-3) when they can't control their own glass like that.
Unity Christian's defeat was their 13th straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-23. As for Cumberland, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-18.
Unity Christian was taken down by Cumberland 61-21 in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cumberland's Kelby Bierman, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Now that Unity Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
