Cranston West is 1-6 against La Salle Academy since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cranston West Falcons will square off against the La Salle Academy Rams at 7:00 p.m.
Cranston West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Central, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Cranston West was ranked eighth). Cranston West came up short against Central on Saturday, falling 28-7. The match marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, La Salle Academy's offense rose to the challenge against a Red Hawks defense that boasted an average of only 13.44 points allowed on Friday. La Salle Academy had just enough and edged Barnstable out 31-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rams have posted since November 23, 2023.
This is the second loss in a row for Cranston West and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for La Salle Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Cranston West took a serious blow against La Salle Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, falling 46-7. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cranston West was down 39-0.
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