The Salem Blue Devils will square off against the Cumberland Clippers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Salem is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Windham, who was ranked 12th at the time (Salem was ranked 13th). The Blue Devils received a blow on Saturday as they fell 17-0 to the Jaguars. The game marked the first time this year in which the Blue Devils were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Cumberland fell victim to Cranston West and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Falcons, falling 29-0.
Salem is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3. As for Cumberland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Salem came out on top in a nail-biter against Cumberland when the teams last played back in October of 2024, sneaking past 25-22. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Clippers' Evan Spencer, who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Blue Devils to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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