The West Warwick Wizards will venture away from home to square off against the Portsmouth Patriots at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. West Warwick's defense has only allowed 9.8 points per game this season, so Portsmouth's offense will have their work cut out for them.
West Warwick is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: South Kingstown, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (West Warwick was ranked 11th). West Warwick fell just short of South Kingstown by a score of 10-7 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 48 points in the game before, the Wizards couldn't push the score so high this time.
West Warwick's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of James Branch, who gained 121 total yards and a touchdown, and Nathan Corona, who threw for 143 yards and a touchdown. Branch's longest reception was for an incredible 80 yards.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth was able to grind out a solid victory over Barrington on Friday, taking the game 28-16. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
It was another big night for Adam Conheeny, who threw for 162 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 44 yards. Joe Sanderson was another key player, gaining 105 total yards and a touchdown.
West Warwick's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-1. As for Portsmouth, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
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