The Ponaganset Chieftains will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Hope/St. Patrick Academy at 12:00 p.m. Ponaganset is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.8 points per game this season.
If Ponaganset beats Hope/St. Patrick Academy with 35 points on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Ponaganset came out on top against Central Falls/Blackstone Valley Prep/Achievement First by a score of 35-28 on Saturday.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ponaganset was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Ponaganset wouldn't let Central Falls/Blackstone Valley Prep/Achievement First keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ponaganset can thank Lyric Picard and Ryan Dalessio for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Picard a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Hope/St. Patrick Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were dealt a 53-6 loss at the hands of Smithfield.
Ponaganset's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Hope/St. Patrick Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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