Soccer Preview: St. Raphael Academy vs. West Warwick
The St. Raphael Academy Saints will challenge the West Warwick Wizards at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
St. Raphael Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They and Woonsocket finished up on equal footing with a 4-4 draw on Friday. The result (or lack thereof) marked the Saints' first draw of the season.
They hit Woonsocket with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kyrylo Osypenko (2),
Reginald Brown, and
Amilton Silva Jr..
Meanwhile, West Warwick had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. Everything went their way against Cranston East as West Warwick made off with a 4-1 victory. Ethan Pereira had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Wizards got from the refs.
St. Raphael Academy's draw makes their record 3-1-1 this season. As for West Warwick, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
St. Raphael Academy skirted past West Warwick 2-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Will St. Raphael Academy repeat their success, or does West Warwick have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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