Football Recap: Ponaganset Chieftains vs. North Providence Cougars
With a playoff game on the line, Ponaganset rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the North Providence Cougars, posting a 53-19 win. The Chieftains might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Ponaganset had a senior duo take command as Robert Grenga threw for 138 yards and four touchdowns and Trevor Lytle picked up 70 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Ponaganset didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lytle and Tyler Bergeron.
Ponaganset's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.1 points per game. As for North Providence, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Ponaganset and North Providence are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Ponaganset will venture away from home to take on Pilgrim at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ponaganset is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.7 points per game this season. After both having extra time off, North Providence and Smithfield will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 10:00 a.m. on November 28th.
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