After two games on the road, La Salle Academy is heading back home. After each having a week off, they and the St. Raphael Academy Saints will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (La Salle Academy: 13.3, St. Raphael Academy: 14.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
La Salle Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cranston West, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (La Salle Academy was ranked first). La Salle Academy's defense stepped up to hand Cranston West a 24-0 shutout last Friday. Considering the Rams have won three matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, St. Raphael Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Barrington last Friday, but they still walked away with a 27-22 win.
A big part of St. Raphael Academy's victory came down to the chemistry between Tashaad Brown and his top target Armand Northup-Reed. Brown threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes while Northup-Reed picked up 104 receiving yards and three touchdowns. What's more, Brown also racked up 21 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September.
St. Raphael Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Damien Ocampo and Ayden Ocampo.
La Salle Academy's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for St. Raphael Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
La Salle Academy beat St. Raphael Academy 17-7 when the teams last played back in October. Will La Salle Academy repeat their success, or does St. Raphael Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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