The Cumberland Clippers are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they 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 a close 14-12 at the break, but unfortunately for the Clippers it sure didn't stay that way.
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 was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Ryan Pulpi, who went all the way with a kickoff return 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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