Football Preview: Central Knights vs. Barrington Eagles
The Central Knights's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Barrington Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Central nor Barrington posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: St. Raphael Academy, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Central was ranked 13th). Central took a 13-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Raphael Academy on Saturday.
Meanwhile, while it was Barrington who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was Burrillville who put up more. Barrington fell 14-6 to Burrillville. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Central's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2. As for Barrington, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2.
Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Barrington in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, sneaking past 22-20. Will Central repeat their success, or does Barrington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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