The Narragansett Mariners will head out on the road to take on the East Providence Townies at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Narragansett is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Rogers, who was ranked 18th at the time (Narragansett was ranked sixth). Narragansett simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Rogers 51-23.
Meanwhile, East Providence came tearing into Monday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 45-16 win over the Thunderbolts.
Narragansett's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.9 points per game. As for East Providence, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Narragansett didn't have too much breathing room in their game against East Providence in their previous matchup back in January of 2021, but they still walked away with a 36-32 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Narragansett since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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