Football Preview: Burrillville Broncos vs. Woonsocket Villa Novans
The Burrillville Broncos will head out to challenge the Woonsocket Villa Novans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Burrillville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: St. Raphael Academy, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Burrillville was ranked ninth). Burrillville fell 41-28 to St. Raphael Academy on Saturday. That makes it the first time this season the Broncos have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Woonsocket entered their matchup against Westerly on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Woonsocket took a 34-25 hit to the loss column at the hands of Westerly. The Villa Novans haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Woonsocket saw an underclassman step up: Ariel Medina rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Medina's longest rush was for an incredible 88 yards. Another player making a difference was Patrick Munger, who threw for 213 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes.
Woonsocket didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jordan Lalumiere and Aiden Carriere.
The loss snapped Burrillville's losing streak at four games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 3-1 record. As for Woonsocket, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Burrillville took their victory against Woonsocket in their previous meeting back in November of 2021 by a conclusive 26-0. 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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