Unsung Heroes: Meet the Big Guys that blocked for a state record

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In case you didn't know, Providence senior running back <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='50901' first='Luke' last='Bailey']</strong> had a decent game last night, racking up 426 yards and nine touchdowns in a 63-42 win against Parkwood. Okay, maybe I undersold it. Bailey's 426 rushing yards are the most in a single game in over 10 years and the nine touchdowns are a state record for a single game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He will get plenty of love this week and *spoiler*, he'll be a rankings riser of the week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This one isn't about him, but rather about the road graders in front of him. On this fine Saturday, I give you: A tribute to Providence's offensive line, one of the biggest and nastiest groups I've ever scouted.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_6313528d22181","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["377192"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"We'll start on the left side of the line, with the very large and very strong u003cstrongu003e[player_tooltip player_id='377192' first='Cash' last='Topinka']u003c/strongu003e. I can't mention TOpinka without mentioning some of the ridiculous weight room numbers he puts up, which include a 515 squat and 300 bench. 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