Football Recap: Villa Grove Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 23, 2024, 7:22am

Football Recap: Villa Grove Blue Devils vs. Cumberland Pirates

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Saturday just wasn't the day for Villa Grove's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 20-0 to the Cumberland Pirates, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost six in a row.

Villa Grove's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cadyn Kamp and Noah Wilcoxon.

Villa Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Cumberland, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

Villa Grove will square off against Arcola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Arcola will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. As for Cumberland, they will challenge Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.

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