Football Preview: Woonsocket Villa Novans vs. Coventry Oakers
On Friday Woonsocket will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the Coventry Oakers at 7:00 p.m. Woonsocket will be strutting in after a victory while Coventry will be coming in after a loss.
Woonsocket is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Shea at home to the tune of 42-6 on Saturday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Villa Novans as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Ariel Medina continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 95 yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Woonsocket: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Coventry faced Lincoln in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Coventry lost 26-3 to Lincoln. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Oakers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Woonsocket's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Coventry, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
Woonsocket came up short against Coventry in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, falling 33-21. Can Woonsocket avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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