Cumberland Academy had already won four in a row, and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Union Grove Lions by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Knights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cumberland Academy was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-18, 25-11, 25-21.
Skarleth Cervantes was a one-man wrecking crew for Cumberland Academy as she had 20 digs. Cervantes is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 26 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Evelia Carrasco, who had nine digs.
Cumberland Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 8.4.
Cumberland Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Union Grove, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season.
Cumberland Academy will look to defend their home court on Friday against Spring Hill at 4:30 p.m. As for Union Grove, they will head out to face off against Union Hill at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Union Grove is facing Union Hill at the right time seeing as Union Hill is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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