Football Preview: Cumberland Pirates vs. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights
The Cumberland Pirates will head out to challenge the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
If Cumberland beats Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond with 20 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Everything went Cumberland's way against Villa Grove on Saturday as Cumberland made off with a 20-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Pirates have won by exactly 20 points.
Meanwhile, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Sangamon Valley/Tri-City, posting a 38-7 win on the road. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond's victory was all the more impressive since the Storm were averaging only 13 points allowed on the season.
Cumberland pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Cumberland came up short against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 14-6. Can Cumberland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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