Soccer Recap: St. Raphael Academy Wins High-Profile Game Against Woonsocket

By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 2:54pm

Soccer Recap: St. Raphael Academy vs. Woonsocket

On Wednesday, St. Raphael Academy faced Woonsocket in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Raphael Academy Saints came out on top against the Woonsocket Villa Novans by a score of 6-4. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Joseph McFarland was handed one for the Saints, while the Villa Novans got theirs courtesy of Mohameth Dieng.

St. Raphael Academy's offense was hitting Woonsocket from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Adrian Diaz led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.

The victory made it two in a row for St. Raphael Academy and bumps their season record up to 3-0-1. As for Woonsocket, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 1-1-1.

St. Raphael Academy will face off against Hope at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Raphael Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.8 goals per game this season. As for Woonsocket, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Burrillville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Woonsocket has given up an average of 3.7 goals per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.

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