On Friday, the Cumberland Clippers came up short against the Reading Memorial Rockets and fell 29-22. The Clippers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jack Murphy had a dynamite game for Reading Memorial, rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 128 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Murphy a new career-high in rushing yards.
Cumberland now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Reading Memorial, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Cumberland will welcome Cranston West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Reading Memorial, they will venture away from home to challenge Woburn Memorial at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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