The La Salle Academy Rams will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the St. Raphael Academy Saints at 6:00 p.m. La Salle Academy's defense has only allowed 13.3 points per game this season, so St. Raphael Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
La Salle Academy will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 24-point they dealt Cranston West two weeks ago. La Salle Academy never let Cranston West onto the board and left with a 24-0 win. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, St. Raphael Academy faced Barrington in a battle between two of the state's top teams two weeks ago. St. Raphael Academy managed a 27-22 victory over Barrington.
A big part of St. Raphael Academy's win 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 record now sits at 6-3. As for St. Raphael Academy, their record now sits at 6-2.
La Salle Academy beat St. Raphael Academy 17-7 in their previous matchup back in October. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Salle Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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