The Shea Raiders will square off against the St. Raphael Academy Saints at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shea is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Chariho onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Raiders were the better team in the second half.
Keba Konte and
Jbril M Ngom scored both of Shea's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Meanwhile, St. Raphael Academy faced Mt. Hope in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was St. Raphael Academy who was credited with the victory. St. Raphael Academy got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Mt. Hope's three. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.
St. Raphael Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5-4 record this season. As for Shea, their record is now 12-4-2.
Shea beat St. Raphael Academy by a goal in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-1. Will Shea repeat their success, or does St. Raphael Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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