The Central Knights will take on the Burrillville Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Burrillville, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Central was ranked ninth). Central took a blow against Burrillville last Saturday, falling 28-0. The shutout was out of character for the Knights seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Burrillville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Logan Gelinas out in front who threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Norman Soullier was another key pass catcher, picking up 156 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Burrillville wouldn't let Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Burrillville can thank Leland Kelleher and Cameron Laramee for forcing both of them.
The victory (which was Burrillville's third in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.7 points per game. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
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