The East Providence Townies will challenge the Shea Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Shea took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on East Providence, who comes in off a win.
East Providence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Coventry, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (East Providence was ranked 15th). East Providence simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Coventry 31-0 at home. The Townies' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Shea fell victim to Lincoln and their airtight defense on Thursday. They were dealt a 30-0 loss at the hands of the Lions. Having soared to a lofty 32 points in the game before, the Raiders' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Even if they lost, Shea's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Noah Navarro was especially locked on to Lincoln's QB and sacked him twice.
The victory got East Providence back to even at 2-2. As for Shea, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
East Providence suffered a grim 28-7 defeat to Shea in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point East Providence was down 28-0.
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