Volleyball Game Preview: St. Raphael Academy Saints vs. Block Island

St. Raphael Academy is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Block Island a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The St. Raphael Academy Saints will be playing in front of their home fans against Block Island at 2:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

St. Raphael Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Mt. Hope, who was ranked 11th at the time (St. Raphael Academy was ranked 24th). The Saints lost 3-0 to the Huskies on Thursday.

The final score came out to 25-16, 25-13, 25-19.

Meanwhile, Block Island came up short against Davies Career & Tech on Friday and fell 3-1.

Block Island started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-12, 25-23, 25-21.

St. Raphael Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Block Island, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.