The Central Knights will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Barrington Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Neither Central nor Barrington posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: St. Raphael Academy, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Central was ranked 13th). Central fell 13-2 to St. Raphael Academy on Saturday.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Barrington after they claimed the first score on Friday, but it was Burrillville who ended up claiming the real prize. Barrington took a 14-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Burrillville. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Central's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2. As for Barrington, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2.
Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Barrington in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, sneaking past 22-20. Will Central repeat their success, or does Barrington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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