Basketball Game Preview: St. Raphael Academy Saints vs. La Salle Academy Rams

St. Raphael Academy is 2-8 against La Salle Academy since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The St. Raphael Academy Saints will square off against the La Salle Academy Rams at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

St. Raphael Academy 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 (St. Raphael Academy was ranked 16th). St. Raphael Academy fell 45-33 to Rogers on Tuesday. The Saints just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.

Meanwhile, La Salle Academy suffered their closest loss since March 3, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Moses Brown by a score of 39-37. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

La Salle Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for St. Raphael Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.

St. Raphael Academy was taken down by La Salle Academy 62-19 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Thankfully for St. Raphael Academy, Grace Martone (who went 9 of 15 on her way to 20 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.