Cumberland lost against Heritage back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Cumberland Pirates fell just short of the Heritage Hawks by a score of 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost four in a row.
Cumberland might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Heritage: every set was decided by two points or less. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 23-25, 27-25.
Cumberland's loss dropped their record down to 7-19-1. As for Heritage, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11-1 record this season.
Cumberland and Casey-Westfield are set to duel on Monday. Casey-Westfield is coming into the match with four straight victories on the road, so Cumberland will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Heritage, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Oakland/Kansas/Shiloh on the 10th.
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