The West Warwick Wizards will square off against the Tolman Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Warwick will be strutting in after a win while Tolman will be coming in after a defeat.
West Warwick is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since September 15, 2023 on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 28-7 margin over Shea. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wizards just coasted through the last quarter.
James Branch had a dynamite game for West Warwick, rushing for 189 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Karl Swanson was in the mix too, providing West Warwick with two touchdowns.
West Warwick was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West Warwick's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Luke Gallo and Christian Briggs, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Tolman faced Coventry in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Tolman was just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to Coventry.
West Warwick's record now sits at 2-0. As for Tolman, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
West Warwick came up short against Tolman in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, falling 25-14. Can West Warwick avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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