Spring Hill is 7-0 against Cumberland Academy since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Spring Hill Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Cumberland Academy Knights at 4:30 p.m. The last three games Spring Hill has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Tuesday, Spring Hill narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Lindale 3-2.
Spring Hill took Lindale into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-22, 20-25, 25-15, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Cumberland Academy came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 3-1.
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. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-18, 25-11, 25-21.
Skarleth Cervantes was nothing short of spectacular: she had 20 digs. She 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. The team also got some help courtesy of 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.
Spring Hill's victory bumped their record up to 25-3. As for Cumberland Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Spring Hill took their win against Cumberland Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spring Hill 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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