Football Preview: Reading Memorial Rockets vs. Cumberland Clippers
The Reading Memorial Rockets will square off against the Cumberland Clippers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Reading Memorial will be strutting in after a victory while Cumberland will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, everything went Reading Memorial's way against Danvers as Reading Memorial made off with a 28-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rockets.
D'Von Burcy was a one-man wrecking crew for Reading Memorial as he rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Burcy's longest rush was for an incredible 97 yards. Ryan Pulpi got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Cumberland faced Bishop Hendricken in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Cumberland came up short against Bishop Hendricken, falling 35-12. The Clippers haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Reading Memorial's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Cumberland, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
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