All Townies Playing For Is 'Pride'
East Providence High squares off against top-ranked La Salle Academy on Thanksgiving morning in a game that appears to be one-sided.
Will “Townie Pride” allow East Providence High's football team to hang in there against archrival La Salle Academy on Thanksgiving Day at Pierce field? Perhaps spring a huge upset? Or will the Rams – the top-ranked high school football team in Rhode Island – pin one of the most lopsided losses in the history of the long series on the Townies? The numbers say the latter. But that's why they play the game. East Providence is ending one of its most unsuccessful seasons in a long time. With a 2-9 overall and a 1-6 division record this year, the Townies have endured a very long season with some lopsided losses on the ledger. La Salle, on the other hand, comes into Pierce Memorial Stadium with 9-1 overall record and a 7-0 unbeaten slate in …
