Football Preview: Burrillville Broncos vs. Central Knights
On Friday Burrillville will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Central Knights at 6:00 p.m. Burrillville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.1 points per game this season.
Burrillville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They strolled past Barrington with points to spare, taking the game 28-14. 28 seems to be a good number for the Broncos as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Burrillville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Leland Kelleher, who rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns. Kelleher also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making ten total tackles. Burrillville also got help from Norman Soullier, who showed off his sure hands for 122 receiving yards.
Burrillville wouldn't let Barrington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Burrillville can thank Kelleher and Kyler Fague for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Central's offense. They were outmatched by Burrillville on the road and fell 28-0. Considering the last time the Knights couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
Burrillville's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.7 points per game. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Everything came up roses for Burrillville against Central in their previous meeting last Saturday, as the squad secured a 28-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Burrillville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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