Cumberland has gone 5-0 against Classical recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Cumberland Clippers will look to defend their home court against the Classical Purple at 6:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Cumberland's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Classical has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Last Monday, Cumberland made easy work of Pilgrim and carried off a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Cumberland's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-8.
Cumberland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lyla Parmentier led the charge by getting four aces and three digs. That's the most aces Parmentier has posted in her last seven games. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Pires, who had ten digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Cumberland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 34 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Classical came up short against South Kingstown on Wednesday, falling 3-0.
Cumberland's win bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Classical, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Cumberland took their victory against Classical in their previous meeting back in September of 2017 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Cumberland repeat their success, or does Classical have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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