The North Kingstown Skippers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Cumberland Clippers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Kingstown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.8 points per game this season.
North Kingstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Barrington, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (North Kingstown was ranked seventh). North Kingstown came out on top against Barrington by a score of 28-21 on Friday.
Cooper Berthelot continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 114 yards on only ten carries. Another player making a difference was Jack Diano, who threw for 247 yards and a touchdown while completing 72% of his passes.
North Kingstown wouldn't let Barrington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. North Kingstown can thank Matt Harrison and Lawson Belford for forcing both of them. Belford is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, in a tight match that could have gone either way, Cumberland made off with an 8-7 win over St. Raphael Academy. The eight-point effort marked the Clippers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The victory got North Kingstown back to even at 3-3. As for Cumberland, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
North Kingstown might still be hurting after the 28-3 loss they got from Cumberland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cumberland's Evan Spencer, who rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Now that North Kingstown 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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