The Cumberland Clippers are on the road again on Friday to play the North Kingstown Skippers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cumberland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: St. Raphael Academy, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Cumberland was ranked third). In a tight game that could have gone either way, Cumberland made off with an 8-7 victory over St. Raphael Academy. The eight-point effort marked the Clippers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown was able to grind out a solid win over Barrington on Friday, taking the game 28-21. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Skippers.
It was another big night for Cooper Berthelot, who picked up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed 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.
Cumberland has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for North Kingstown, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything went Cumberland's way against North Kingstown in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Cumberland made off with a 28-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cumberland since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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