Football Preview: Scituate Spartans vs. Tiverton Tigers
Scituate is 2-7 against Tiverton since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Scituate Spartans will welcome the Tiverton Tigers at 12:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Scituate was able to grind out a solid victory over Exeter-West Greenwich/Prout, taking the game 19-8. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Among those leading the charge was Paul Zolkos, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown. Roman Mostecky got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Scituate's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Charles Grover and Mostecky.
Meanwhile, Tiverton strolled past Smithfield with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 27-13.
Scituate's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Tiverton, their victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0.
Scituate came up short against Tiverton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 13-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tiverton's Ben Troia, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 66 yards and a touchdown. Now that Scituate knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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