Villa Grove is 0-4 against Cumberland since October of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Villa Grove Blue Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Cumberland Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Villa Grove is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a blow against Nokomis, falling 62-13.
Although Villa Grove took the loss, they still got scores from Nolan Shadwick and Thomas Vandeventer.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 42-6, which was the final score in Cumberland's tilt against Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany on Friday. The loss was the Pirates' first of the season.
Villa Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Cumberland, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Villa Grove came up short against Cumberland in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 18-7. Thankfully for Villa Grove, Blake Mcmechan (who rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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