Soccer Preview: St. Raphael Academy vs. Shea
The St. Raphael Academy Saints will square off against the Shea Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Raphael Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was St. Raphael Academy who was credited with the victory. St. Raphael Academy got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Mt. Hope's three. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.
Shea is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Chariho, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Shea was ranked ninth). Shea's defense stepped up to hand Chariho a 2-0 shutout on Friday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Raiders were the better team in the second half.
Keba Konte and
Jbril M Ngom scored both of Shea's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Shea's record now sits at 12-4-2. As for St. Raphael Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5-4 record this season.
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