Football Preview: Hope/St. Patrick Academy vs. Ponaganset Chieftains
Hope/St. Patrick Academy will take on the Ponaganset Chieftains at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Hope/St. Patrick Academy has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Ponaganset will arrive with four straight wins.
Hope/St. Patrick Academy is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Smithfield on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hope/St. Patrick Academy took a blow against Smithfield, falling 53-6.
Meanwhile, Ponaganset won against Cranston East last Saturday with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Ponaganset came out on top against Central Falls/Blackstone Valley Prep/Achievement First by a score of 35-28.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ponaganset was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Ponaganset wouldn't let Central Falls/Blackstone Valley Prep/Achievement First keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ponaganset can thank Lyric Picard and Ryan Dalessio for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Picard a new career-high in rushing yards.
Hope/St. Patrick Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Ponaganset, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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