The St. Mary Academy-Bay View Bengals will head out on the road to challenge the St. Raphael Academy Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Mary Academy-Bay View has seven straight victories, St. Raphael Academy has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, St. Mary Academy-Bay View faced Cranston West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. St. Mary Academy-Bay View took down Cranston West 49-32.
St. Raphael Academy suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Wednesday. They were outmatched by North Kingstown at home and fell 68-32. While losing is never fun, St. Raphael Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while North Kingstown is ranked ninth).
St. Mary Academy-Bay View's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for St. Raphael Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything went St. Mary Academy-Bay View's way against St. Raphael Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2023 as St. Mary Academy-Bay View made off with a 59-36 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Raphael Academy's Angelisse Melendez, who scored 17 points along with four steals. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for St. Mary Academy-Bay View to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
