On Thursday, the East Providence Townies faced the La Salle Academy Rams in a battle between two of the state's top teams. East Providence fell just short of La Salle Academy by a score of 17-14. East Providence has not had much luck with La Salle Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the defeat, East Providence saw an underclassman step up: Jacob Duarte rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 57 yards and a touchdown.
East Providence's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for La Salle Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season.
East Providence does not have any more games scheduled as of now. La Salle Academy also has no future games currently scheduled.
