Football Game Preview: Lunenburg Central Chargers vs. Cumberland Dukes

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Previous Games

10/20/23 - Home	48-6 W
10/07/22 - Home	69-7 W
10/12/21 - Neutral	38-0 W
03/06/21 - Neutral	48-12 W
09/27/19 - Home	47-0 W
+ 5 more games

Lunenburg Central has gone a perfect 10-0 against Cumberland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Chargers will be playing at home against the Dukes at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lunenburg Central has five straight wins, Cumberland has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Lunenburg Central's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 48-0 victory over Clarke County. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won four matchups by 24 points or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Cumberland had to suffer through a 60-20 loss at the hands of Nottoway.

Cumberland's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Lunenburg Central, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.

Everything came up roses for Lunenburg Central against Cumberland when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 48-6 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Dukes' Dion Pittman, who rushed for 113 yards and one TD. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Chargers to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.