It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Warwick had no problem doing just that on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 27-13 win over the Westerly Bulldogs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wizards.
James Branch was his usual excellent self, rushing for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Karl Swanson got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
West Warwick is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Westerly, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. West Warwick will take on South Kingstown at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. South Kingstown will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for Westerly, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Stonington at 10:00 a.m. on November 28th.
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