Baseball Preview: Tiverton Tigers vs. St. Raphael Academy Saints
Tiverton is 6-1 against St. Raphael Academy since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Tiverton Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the St. Raphael Academy Saints at 4:00 p.m. St. Raphael Academy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Tiverton, who comes in off a win.
Tiverton will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Middletown, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Tiverton walked away with an 8-3 win over Middletown on Friday.
Meanwhile, St. Raphael Academy faced East Greenwich in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Sunday. St. Raphael Academy fell just short of East Greenwich by a score of 3-1. St. Raphael Academy has not had much luck with East Greenwich recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The victory got Tiverton back to even at 8-8. As for St. Raphael Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
Tiverton came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Raphael Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tiverton since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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