Football Preview: Cranston East Thunderbolts vs. East Greenwich Avengers
The Cranston East Thunderbolts will venture away from home to take on the East Greenwich Avengers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cranston East is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Cranston East is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Mt. Hope on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cranston East had to suffer through a 35-7 loss at the hands of Mt. Hope.
Meanwhile, East Greenwich was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a hard 32-14 fall against Rogers. While the Avengers had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Vikings 14-0.
East Greenwich's loss came about despite a quality game from Joey Andreozzi, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Cranston East's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for East Greenwich, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Cranston East suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to East Greenwich in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Cranston East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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