The Tiverton Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the St. Raphael Academy Saints at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tiverton took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over North Providence.
Meanwhile, St. Raphael Academy put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They blew past Hope 5-2. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Blue Wave are ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Raphael Academy hit Hope with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Reginald Brown (2),
Miguel Durango, and
Adrian Diaz.
Tiverton pushed their record up to 4-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for St. Raphael Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0-1.
Tiverton suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to St. Raphael Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Can Tiverton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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