Union Grove is 0-3 against Cumberland Academy since August of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Union Grove Lions will host the Cumberland Academy Knights at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Union Grove finally turned things around against Waskom on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 3-0 win. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Lions this season.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-15, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Cumberland Academy waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Crusaders out 3-2. While the Knights didn't have the best season last year (they finished 16-22), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Cumberland Academy took Bishop Gorman into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. After all that action, the final score was 27-25, 21-25, 11-25, 25-17, 15-6.
Union Grove's victory bumped their record up to 5-13. As for Cumberland Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
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