Football Preview: Coventry Oakers vs. Woonsocket Villa Novans
The Coventry Oakers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Woonsocket Villa Novans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Coventry is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Lincoln, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Coventry was ranked 24th). Coventry came up short against Lincoln on Saturday, falling 26-3. That makes it the first time this season the Oakers have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Woonsocket). They claimed a resounding 42-6 win over Shea at home. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Villa Novans as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Woonsocket found their leader in underclassman Ariel Medina, who rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns. Woonsocket is 2-1 when Medina posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Coventry has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Woonsocket, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Coventry beat Woonsocket 33-21 when the teams last played back in October of 2015. Will Coventry repeat their success, or does Woonsocket have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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