Softball Game Preview: North Kingstown Skippers vs. St. Raphael Academy Saints

By Team Reports Apr 19, 2024, 2:50am

Softball Preview: North Kingstown Skippers vs. St. Raphael Academy Saints

North Kingstown has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the St. Raphael Academy Saints at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

North Kingstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: East Greenwich, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (North Kingstown was ranked 14th). North Kingstown suffered a rough 7-0 loss at the hands of East Greenwich on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, St. Raphael Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 13-3 walloping at the hands of Cumberland.

North Kingstown's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for St. Raphael Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.

North Kingstown might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from St. Raphael Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can North Kingstown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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