On Saturday, Cumberland faced Bishop Hendricken in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cumberland Clippers' defense stepped up to hand the Bishop Hendricken Hawks a 1-0 shutout. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Andrew Cutlip was handed one for the Clippers, while the Hawks got theirs courtesy of Colin Blanchette.
Cumberland's one-goal win came courtesy of
Diego Garcia, who's now up to eight this season.
Cumberland's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Bishop Hendricken, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-2.
Cumberland is on the road again on Monday to play Central Falls at 7:00 p.m. Cumberland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season. As for Bishop Hendricken, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Moses Brown at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Moses Brown also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 2.8 goals per game.
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