East Greenwich is 7-1 against Classical since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The East Greenwich Avengers will venture away from home to face off against the Classical Purple at 6:00 p.m. East Greenwich is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
East Greenwich's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Mt. Hope on Friday. They came up short against the Huskies, falling 20-0. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Avengers couldn't quite close it out.
East Greenwich's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Zachary Dessert and Nolan Colucci.
Meanwhile, Classical put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 49-0 win over Chariho at home. Fans of the Purple have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Classical to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jordan Duke, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also caught two touchdowns. Another passer making a difference was Parker Howley, who threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
East Greenwich now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Classical, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
East Greenwich took their win against Classical in their previous meeting back in September of 2019 by a conclusive 38-12. In that match, East Greenwich amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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