Portsmouth and North Kingstown squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Portsmouth had to settle for second. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Kingstown Skippers. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Skippers: they've now lost five in a row.
Cooper Berthelot continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for North Kingstown, rushing for 38 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 38 receiving yards.
The defeat snapped Portsmouth's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-4 record. As for North Kingstown, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Portsmouth will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Middletown at 10:00 a.m. on November 28th. As for North Kingstown, they will challenge Burrillville at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
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