The Cumberland Clippers will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Reading Memorial Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Cumberland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Bishop Hendricken, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Cumberland was ranked fourth). Cumberland lost 35-12 to Bishop Hendricken on Friday. The matchup was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Clippers struggled afterwards.
Meanwhile, everything went Reading Memorial's way against Danvers on Friday 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. The dominant performance gave Burcy a new career-high in rushing yards. Ryan Pulpi got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Cumberland's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Reading Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
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