On Saturday, Woonsocket faced Burrillville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Woonsocket Villa Novans fell 28-21 to the Burrillville Broncos. The Villa Novans just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Despite the defeat, Woonsocket saw an underclassman step up: Ariel Medina rushed for 81 yards on only 11 carries, and also picked up 55 receiving yards. Medina's longest reception was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Benjamin Wilcox was in the mix as well, providing Woonsocket with two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Woonsocket's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Wilcox. What's more, he also racked up 14 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Burrillville had a senior duo take command as Leland Kelleher gained 176 total yards and two touchdowns and Logan Gelinas rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Kelleher also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 144.
Woonsocket's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Burrillville, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Woonsocket has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Shea at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Burrillville, they will venture away from home to take on North Kingstown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Burrillville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.8 points per game this season.
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