Football Preview: Lincoln Lions vs. East Providence Townies
The Lincoln Lions will face off against the East Providence Townies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Lincoln: 14, East Providence: 11.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Lincoln is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: South Kingstown, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Lincoln was ranked 17th). Lincoln received a blow on Friday as they fell 14-0 to South Kingstown. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Lions were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, East Providence never let their opponents score on Saturday. They breezed by Tolman to the tune of 34-0. Considering the Townies have won five games by more than 28 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
East Providence's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Shadean Lovett, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown. Those 72 rushing yards gave Lovett a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Aithan Vasquez, who rushed for 97 yards on only eight carries.
East Providence has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.8 points. As for Lincoln, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.
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