Cumberland has won six straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Nokomis has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Cumberland Pirates will host the Nokomis Redskins at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Cumberland: 10.9, Nokomis: 12.7) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Cumberland at home against Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] as the team secured a 42-8 win. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won five matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Nokomis has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 12.71 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They took a 33-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany. Nokomis hasn't had much luck with Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Nolan Herpstreith and Aian Fryman. Fryman had a great game and rushed for 301 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Herpstreith was balling out in the loss, rushing for 166 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry.
Even if they lost, Nokomis' defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Hunter Arkebauer was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Even though they lost, Nokomis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Cumberland has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Nokomis, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Cumberland came up short against Nokomis when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 22-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Herpstreith, who rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Cumberland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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