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By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 4:02am

Football Preview: Tolman Tigers vs. West Warwick Wizards

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After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Tolman is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the West Warwick Wizards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Tolman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Coventry, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Tolman was ranked 21st). Tolman was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 21-20 to Coventry.

Meanwhile, West Warwick posted their biggest victory since September 15, 2023 on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 28-7 margin over Shea. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wizards just coasted through the last quarter.

James Branch went supernova for West Warwick, rushing for 189 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Karl Swanson, who picked up 74 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Tolman's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for West Warwick, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.

Tolman was able to grind out a solid victory over West Warwick in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, winning 25-14. Will Tolman repeat their success, or does West Warwick have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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