After each having a week off, the St. Raphael Academy Saints and the La Salle Academy Rams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (St. Raphael Academy: 14.5, La Salle Academy: 13.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
St. Raphael Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Barrington, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (St. Raphael Academy was ranked seventh). St. Raphael Academy secured a 27-22 W over Barrington two weeks ago.
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.
Meanwhile, La Salle Academy had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three two weeks ago. They blew past the Falcons 24-0. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won three matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
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.
St. Raphael Academy came up short against La Salle Academy in their previous meeting back in October, falling 17-7. Can St. Raphael Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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