Basketball Recap: Cumberland Continues Road Dominance on Friday

After losing to Argenta-Oreana the last time they met, Cumberland decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Cumberland Pirates walked away with a 60-51 win over the Argenta-Oreana Bombers on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.

Pirates

Previous 6 Games (Away)

02/07/25 @ Argenta-Oreana	60-51
02/04/25 @ Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond	57-43
01/14/25 @ Arcola	41-23
01/11/25 @ Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland]	64-50
01/04/25 @ Cerro Gordo/Bement	56-37
12/26/24 @ Vandalia	44-38

Cumberland's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.7 points over those games. As for Argenta-Oreana, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.

Coming up, Cumberland won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Fairfield at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Argenta-Oreana, they will challenge Villa Grove at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.