North Providence hasn't had much luck against St. Raphael Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The North Providence Cougars will play host again on Friday to welcome the St. Raphael Academy Saints, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. North Providence is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
North Providence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Scituate, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (North Providence was ranked 22nd). North Providence fell just short of Scituate by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Cougars' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Logan Santos and
Jeronimo Grajales scored both of North Providence's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Meanwhile, St. Raphael Academy entered their contest against Shea on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. St. Raphael Academy fell just short of Shea by a score of 2-1. The loss put an end to the Saints' undefeated start to the season.
North Providence's loss dropped their record down to 4-4-1. As for St. Raphael Academy, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1-1.
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