The Westerly Bulldogs will take on the Woonsocket Villa Novans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westerly has given up an average of 26.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Westerly is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Portsmouth, who was ranked fifth at the time (Westerly was ranked seventh). The Bulldogs had to suffer through a 49-12 loss at the hands of the Patriots. Having soared to a lofty 55 points in the game before, the Bulldogs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Woonsocket ended up a good deal behind South Kingstown on Friday and lost 44-26. The Villa Novans haven't had much luck with the Rebels recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Westerly's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Woonsocket, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Westerly beat Woonsocket 34-25 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Villa Novans' Ariel Medina, who rushed for 180 yards and two scores on only eight carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Bulldogs still be able to contain Medina? There's only one way to find out.
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