Football Preview: Woonsocket Villa Novans vs. South Kingstown Rebels
The Woonsocket Villa Novans will head out on the road to square off against the South Kingstown Rebels at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Woonsocket is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Mt. Pleasant, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Woonsocket was ranked 12th). Woonsocket blew past Mt. Pleasant, posting a 33-0 victory at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Villa Novans considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Anthony Solano was a one-man wrecking crew for Woonsocket as he rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Woonsocket also got a significant boost from Ariel Medina, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 95 yards.
Meanwhile, South Kingstown made easy work of Middletown on Friday and carried off a 28-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rebels.
Among those leading the charge was Dante Peno, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
The victory got Woonsocket back to even at 1-1. As for South Kingstown, their win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0.
Things could have been worse for Woonsocket, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 24-6 loss to South Kingstown when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Woonsocket, Amani Boamah (who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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