The Mt. Pleasant Kilties will face off against the East Providence Townies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Mt. Pleasant is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Woonsocket, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Mt. Pleasant was ranked 25th). Mt. Pleasant was dealt a 33-0 defeat at the hands of Woonsocket on Saturday. The Kilties have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, East Providence fell victim to Westerly and their airtight defense on Friday. They lost 26-0 to the Bulldogs.
Mt. Pleasant's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for East Providence, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Mt. Pleasant didn't have too much breathing room in their game against East Providence in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 24-19 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was East Providence's Steven Clark Jr, who rushed for 132 yards on only 11 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mt. Pleasant to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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