On Friday, North Kingstown faced Cumberland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The North Kingstown Skippers walked away with a 17-7 victory over the Cumberland Clippers. For the Skippers, this counts as revenge for the 28-3 win the Clippers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
North Kingstown got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jack Diano out in front who threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes. Gian Iacuele was another key pass catcher, picking up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to North Kingstown's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Naftali Watson was the leader with two. He has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 16 times he's played.
North Kingstown's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. As for Cumberland, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
North Kingstown will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against South Kingstown at 10:00 a.m. on November 28th. South Kingstown will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something North Kingstown surely won't give up without a fight. Cumberland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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