Soccer Preview: St. Raphael Academy vs. Pilgrim
St. Raphael Academy and Pilgrim are an even 3-3-3 against one another since October of 2016, but likely not for long. The St. Raphael Academy Saints will square off against the Pilgrim Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Raphael Academy is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
St. Raphael Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Tiverton, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (St. Raphael Academy was ranked third). St. Raphael Academy had just enough and edged Tiverton out 3-2. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Saints were the better team in the second half.
They hit Tiverton with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mateus Decimoine-Bortotto,
Adrian Diaz, and
Reginald Brown.
Meanwhile, Pilgrim came up short against Smithfield on Friday and fell 3-1.
St. Raphael Academy pushed their record up to 5-0-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Pilgrim, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
St. Raphael Academy suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Pilgrim in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Can St. Raphael Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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