Football Preview: South Kingstown Rebels vs. East Providence Townies
The South Kingstown Rebels will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the East Providence Townies at 6:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (South Kingstown: 14.4, East Providence: 11.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
South Kingstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cranston West, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (South Kingstown was ranked eighth). South Kingstown took a 27-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cranston West. The Rebels' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, South Kingstown got top-tier performance from Dante Peno, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, East Providence had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over the Raiders. Considering the Townies have won three contests by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Having lost for the first time this season, South Kingstown fell to 4-1. As for East Providence, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
South Kingstown beat East Providence 16-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2017. Does South Kingstown have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Providence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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