Football Preview: Exeter-West Greenwich/Prout vs. Scituate Spartans
Two dominant backs in Ethan Koczwanski and Paul Zolkos are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Exeter-West Greenwich/Prout's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Scituate Spartans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Exeter-West Greenwich/Prout beats Scituate with 51 points on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Exeter-West Greenwich/Prout blew past Toll Gate, posting a 51-24 win. With that victory, Exeter-West Greenwich/Prout brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
It was another big night for Koczwanski, who rushed for 233 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Scituate). They breezed by Hope/St. Patrick Academy to the tune of 48-12 on Saturday. With the Spartans ahead 40-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Zolkos was his usual excellent self, rushing for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also picking up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Sean O'Brien, who threw for 112 yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Scituate's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Michael Correia and Travis Howman, who racked up all four sacks between them.
Exeter-West Greenwich/Prout has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30 points. As for Scituate, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Saturday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Exeter-West Greenwich/Prout has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 224.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Scituate struggles in that department as they've been averaging 172.1. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Exeter-West Greenwich/Prout came up short against Scituate when the teams last played back in September, falling 19-8. Can Exeter-West Greenwich/Prout avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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