It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Davies Career & Tech Patriots can now relate to. They received a tough blow on Saturday as they fell 34-18 to North Providence. Davies Career & Tech's loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Daniel Rose and Ziahair Gibau certainly did their best on Saturday to try and avoid the loss. Rose rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown, while Gibau rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown. Rose is absolutely dominating the rushing yard category: he's posted at least 100 every time he's taken the field this season.
Davies Career & Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 9-1. As for North Providence, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.
Davies Career & Tech will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against North Smithfield/Mount St. Charles Academy at 6:00 p.m. on November 22nd. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Rhode Island (North Smithfield/Mount St. Charles Academy is ranked 37th, while Davies Career & Tech is ranked 34th). As for North Providence, they will be playing at home against Smithfield at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday.