On Saturday, Woonsocket faced Mt. Pleasant in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Woonsocket Villa Novans blew past the Mt. Pleasant Kilties 33-0 at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Villa Novans considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Anthony Solano was a one-man wrecking crew for Woonsocket as he rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Another back making a difference was Ariel Medina, who gained 102 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Woonsocket was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mt. Pleasant only rushed for 79.
Woonsocket's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Maxymus Garneau and Aiden Carriere.
The victory got Woonsocket back to even at 1-1. As for Mt. Pleasant, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Woonsocket will head out to face off against South Kingstown at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Mt. Pleasant, they will host East Providence at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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