On Thursday, the La Salle Academy Rams faced the East Providence Townies in a battle between two of the state's top teams. La Salle Academy narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past East Providence 17-14. The win was just what La Salle Academy needed coming off of a 45-12 loss in their prior game.
Despite the loss, East Providence saw an underclassman step up: Jacob Duarte rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 57 yards and a touchdown.
La Salle Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for East Providence, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
La Salle Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. East Providence also has no future games currently scheduled.
