It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but North Kingstown had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past the Burrillville Broncos 31-7. That 24 point margin sets a new team best for the Skippers this season.
A big part of North Kingstown's victory came down to the chemistry between Jack Diano and his top target Gian Iacuele. Diano threw for 191 yards and three touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes while Iacuele picked up 151 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
North Kingstown's defense made their presence known, laying out Logan Gelinas. five times. The heavy lifting was done by Matt Harrison and Naftali Watson, who racked up four sacks between them. Watson is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 18 games he's played dating back to last season.
North Kingstown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
The win (which was North Kingstown's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-3. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.6 points per game. As for Burrillville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-3 record.
North Kingstown didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 19-15 victory against South Kingstown on the 27th. As for Burrillville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 40-6 win against Ponaganset on the 28th.
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