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. Cumberland took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Reading Memorial, who comes in off a win.
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 had a dynamite game for Reading Memorial, rushing for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Burcy's longest rush was for an incredible 97 yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Ryan Pulpi, who went all the way with a kickoff return 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 defeat continues a trend for the Clippers in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost seven in a row.
Reading Memorial's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Cumberland, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
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