On Monday Pilgrim will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the Cumberland Clippers at 6:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Pilgrim finally turned things around against Toll Gate on Friday. They put the hurt on the Titans with a sharp 3-0 win. The contest marked the Patriots' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, everything went Cumberland's way against West Warwick on Wednesday as Cumberland made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cumberland was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-14, 25-14.
Cumberland relied on the efforts of Sophia Pires, who had 13 digs and two aces, and Mia Hamel, who had 12 digs and two aces. Pires is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Cumberland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 33 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Pilgrim's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7. As for Cumberland, their win bumped their record up to 5-8.
Pilgrim came up short against Cumberland in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can Pilgrim avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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