On Saturday, Cranston West faced Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cranston West Falcons came up short against the Central Knights, falling 28-7. The match marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Kelan Cornell rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 101 yards on 11 of 21 attempts.
Charlie Cornell was his top target, picking up 37 receiving yards. On the ground,
Anthony Salas rushed for 76 yards.
Cranston West's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Cranston West will look to defend their home field on Friday against La Salle Academy at 7:00 p.m. La Salle Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Central, they are taking a road trip to square off against Burrillville at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Central's defense has only allowed 14.1 points per game this season, so Burrillville's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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