North Kingstown has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Burrillville Broncos at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Jack Diano and Logan Gelinas.
North Kingstown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 21-14 win over Portsmouth.
Cooper Berthelot continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 38 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 38 receiving yards.
North Kingstown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Another reason for the win was North Kingstown's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Naftali Watson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 17 games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Burrillville faced Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Burrillville managed a 20-14 victory over Central. The win was familiar territory for the Broncos who have now won four games in a row.
A big part of Burrillville's victory came down to the chemistry between Gelinas and his top target Jack Belluzzi. Gelinas threw for 87 yards and two touchdowns while Belluzzi picked up 64 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
North Kingstown's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.0 points per game. As for Burrillville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
North Kingstown took their victory against Burrillville in their previous meeting back in October by a conclusive 35-14. In that match, North Kingstown amassed a halftime lead of 28-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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