The Villa Grove Blue Devils will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Cumberland Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Tuesday, Villa Grove came up short against Sullivan and fell 2-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Cumberland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Teutopolis.
While Cumberland had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-19.
Villa Grove dropped their record down to 8-16 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Cumberland, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-22-1.
Villa Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Cumberland in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Villa Grove 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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