After each having a week off, the St. Raphael Academy Saints and the La Salle Academy Rams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams 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 sixth). St. Raphael Academy secured a 27-22 W over Barrington last Friday.
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.
Meanwhile, La Salle Academy waltzed into their matchup last Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Falcons onto the board and left with a 24-0 victory. Considering the Rams have won three contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
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 when the teams last played 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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