Football Recap: Charlestown Pirates vs. Providence Pioneers
Charlestown lost against Providence back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Charlestown Pirates were beaten by the Providence Pioneers 42-12. The Pirates were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 24-0.
Although Charlestown took the loss, they still got scores from Slone Roberts and Noah Phillips.
Providence's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cooper Ross led the charge by rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Ross a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Kempf, who rushed for 82 yards on only nine carries.
Charlestown's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Providence, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Charlestown will challenge Scottsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Charlestown focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Providence, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Milan at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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