The West Warwick Wizards will face off against the Tolman Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Warwick will be strutting in after a win while Tolman will be coming in after a defeat.
West Warwick is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since September 15, 2023 on Friday. Everything went their way against Shea as West Warwick made off with a 28-7 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wizards just coasted through the last quarter.
James Branch went supernova for West Warwick, rushing for 189 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Karl Swanson was in the mix too, providing West Warwick with two touchdowns.
West Warwick was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
One reason for the win was West Warwick's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Luke Gallo and Christian Briggs, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Tolman faced Coventry in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Tolman and Coventry were almost perfectly matched up, but Tolman suffered a 21-20 loss.
West Warwick's record is now 2-0. As for Tolman, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
West Warwick came up short against Tolman when the teams last played back in September of 2021, falling 25-14. Can West Warwick avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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