On Friday, The East Providence Townies faced the Bishop Hendricken Hawks in a battle between two of the state's top teams. East Providence's rough 42-21 loss to Bishop Hendricken might stick with them for a while. East Providence has struggled against Bishop Hendricken recently, as their match on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, East Providence still got an impressive performance from Steven Clark Jr, who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
East Providence has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Bishop Hendricken, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
East Providence will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Cranston East at 6:00 p.m. on November 10th. Bishop Hendricken will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Central on November 10th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Rhode Island (Central is ranked ninth, while Bishop Hendricken is ranked first).
