The East Providence Townies will face off against the Tolman Tigers at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Tolman took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on East Providence, who comes in off a win.
East Providence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Moses Brown, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (East Providence was ranked 17th). East Providence blew past Moses Brown 48-0 on Friday. The Townies' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Jacob Duarte was the offensive standout of the match as he rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. Shadean Lovett was in the mix as well, providing East Providence with a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Tolman was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 20-14 to Middletown.
East Providence is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Tolman, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
East Providence beat Tolman 7-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2017. Does East Providence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tolman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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