On Friday, St. Raphael Academy faced Cumberland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Raphael Academy Saints were just a hair shy of victory and fell 8-7 to the Cumberland Clippers. That makes it the first time this season the Saints have let down their home crowd.
St. Raphael Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2. As for Cumberland, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-3.
St. Raphael Academy will look to defend their home field on Friday against Barrington at 6:00 p.m. St. Raphael Academy's defense has only allowed 13.4 points per game this season, so Barrington's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Cumberland, their road trip will continue as they head out to face North Kingstown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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