On Thursday, East Providence faced La Salle Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The East Providence Townies won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the La Salle Academy Rams 27-26. This was payback for the Townies, who suffered a 17-14 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Shadean Lovett was a one-man wrecking crew for East Providence as he rushed for 66 yards and three touchdowns.
East Providence pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 26.7 points per game. As for La Salle Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.
As of now, neither East Providence nor La Salle Academy have any future games scheduled.
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