Martinsville hasn't had much luck against Cumberland recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Martinsville Bluestreaks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cumberland Pirates at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Martinsville didn't have too much trouble with Patoka as they won 47-32. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bluestreaks.
Meanwhile, Cumberland entered their tilt with Villa Grove on Tuesday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. Everything went their way against the Blue Devils as they made off with a 62-38 win. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 327th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 726th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cumberland pushed their record up to 21-9 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.9 points over those games. As for Martinsville, their win bumped their record up to 14-15.
Martinsville and Cumberland were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2022, but Martinsville came up empty-handed after a 46-45 defeat. Thankfully for Martinsville, Gavin Hendrix (who dropped a double-double with 27 points and ten rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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