Illinois High School Basketball - Cumberland overwhelms Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine
December 5, 2025: Oblong, IL The Cumberland Pirates basketball team scored 79 points and limited the host Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine to 53 in the Pirates non-league triumph on Friday.
The Pirates now possess a 3-1 record. They play next when they host Casey-Westfield for a non-league game on Tuesday, December 9. Cumberland will confront a Warriors team coming off a 55-48 non-league win over Effingham (Effingham, IL). The Warriors record now stands at 3-0.
With the loss, Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine falls to 3-4 on the campaign. The travel to Martinsville (Martinsville, IL) to confront the Bluestreaks in a Little Okaw Valley game on Tuesday, December 9. The Bluestreaks go into the game with a record of 1-1.