Cyprus waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a set and slipped past the Kearns Cougars 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Pirates also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Cyprus was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 18-25, 25-16, 25-23, 15-6.
Leading Cyprus to victory were Addison Leon and Dava Crowder. Leon had 16 digs, while Crowder had four digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Crowder a new career-high in aces.
Cyprus was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive matchups.
Cyprus pushed their record up to 7-12 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Kearns, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Cyprus will take on Hunter at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cyprus is facing Hunter at the right time seeing as Hunter is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Kearns, they will challenge Granger at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Kearns has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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