Cumberland is on a seven-game streak of home losses, and Menomonie a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Saturday. The Cumberland Beavers will take on the Menomonie Mustangs in a tournament on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Cumberland came up short against Ashland and fell 3-1. While the Beavers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Oredockers 25-11 in the first set.
Cumberland 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 11-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Menomonie lost 3-0 to Chippewa Falls on Thursday.
The final score came out to 25-5, 25-17, 25-11.
Cumberland's defeat dropped their record down to 4-25. As for Menomonie, their loss dropped their record down to 4-18.
Cumberland skirted past Menomonie 2-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Do the Beavers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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