The Mt. Pleasant Kilties will head out to challenge the West Warwick Wizards at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Pleasant is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Mt. Pleasant is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Mt. Hope on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Kilties were dealt a 52-16 loss at the hands of the Huskies. The Kilties were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-8.
Meanwhile, West Warwick faced Middletown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Wizards claimed a resounding 47-0 victory over the Islanders. The result was nothing new for the Wizards, who have now won three matchups by 33 points or more so far this season.
A big part of West Warwick's win came down to the chemistry between Nathan Corona and his top target Evan Medeiros. Corona threw for 99 yards and one TD while Medeiros gained 58 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Corona a new career-high in passer rating (177.1). Beck Castaldi was in the mix too, providing West Warwick with one touchdown.
West Warwick was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory got West Warwick back to even at 3-3. As for Mt. Pleasant, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Things could have been worse for Mt. Pleasant, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 26-12 loss to West Warwick when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Kilties avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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