Football Game Recap: North Smithfield/Mount St. Charles Academy vs. Middletown Islanders

By Team Reports Oct 30, 2023, 2:15pm

Recap: North Smithfield/Mount St. Charles Academy vs. Middletown Islanders

The North Smithfield/Mount St. Charles Academy lost against the Middletown Islanders back in October of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. North Smithfield/Mount St. Charles Academy suffered a tough 33-7 loss at the hands of Middletown. North Smithfield/Mount St. Charles Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-7.

Ben Black threw for 225 yards and a touchdown. Ethan Corriveau was his top target, picking up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.

North Smithfield/Mount St. Charles Academy's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their overall record down to 2-6. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 6-2 Ponaganset and 5-3 Coventry (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 67% over those games). As for Middletown, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.

North Smithfield/Mount St. Charles Academy will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Rogers at 7:00 p.m. on November 9th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Rhode Island (Rogers is ranked 26th, while North Smithfield/Mount St. Charles Academy is ranked 34th). As for Middletown, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Moses Brown at 6:00 p.m. Moses Brown will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.