The Woonsocket Villa Novans will square off against the Burrillville Broncos at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Woonsocket is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Westerly, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Woonsocket was ranked 20th). Woonsocket fell 34-25 to Westerly on Saturday. That makes it the first time this season the Villa Novans have let down their home crowd.
Despite the defeat, Woonsocket saw an underclassman step up: Ariel Medina rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Medina's longest rush was for an incredible 88 yards. Patrick Munger was another key player, throwing for 213 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes.
Woonsocket didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jordan Lalumiere and Aiden Carriere.
Meanwhile, Burrillville entered their contest against St. Raphael Academy on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Burrillville took a 41-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Raphael Academy. The Broncos' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak dating back to last season.
This is the second loss in a row for Woonsocket and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Burrillville, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Woonsocket suffered a grim 26-0 defeat to Burrillville when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Will Woonsocket have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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