The Pilgrim Patriots will take on the Ponaganset Chieftains at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pilgrim will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Pilgrim is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 28-27 photo finish over Johnston.
Meanwhile, Ponaganset humbled North Providence with a 53-19 victory. The Chieftains might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 26 points or more this season.
Ponaganset had a senior duo take command as Robert Grenga threw for 138 yards and four touchdowns and Trevor Lytle picked up 70 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Ponaganset was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Ponaganset didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lytle and Tyler Bergeron.
Pilgrim has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.2 points per game. As for Ponaganset, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Pilgrim suffered a grim 40-14 defeat to Ponaganset in their previous matchup last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Grenga, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 40 yards and a touchdown. Now that Pilgrim knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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