Football Preview: South Kingstown Rebels vs. East Providence Townies
The South Kingstown Rebels will face off against the East Providence Townies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as South Kingstown comes in on four and East Providence on three.
South Kingstown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Middletown 27-13. That's two games straight that the Rebels have won by exactly 14 points.
South Kingstown can attribute much of their success to Dante Peno, who rushed for 96 yards on only ten carries.
Meanwhile, East Providence faced Lincoln in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. East Providence walked away with a 19-6 victory over Lincoln.
East Providence's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aithan Vasquez, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Vasquez a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Shadean Lovett, who rushed for 87 yards on only five carries.
South Kingstown pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.8 points per game. As for East Providence, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. South Kingstown has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 203.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like East Providence struggles in that department as they've been averaging 186.9. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for South Kingstown against East Providence in their previous meeting back in October, as the team secured a 35-6 victory. In that contest, South Kingstown amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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