The Barrington Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the St. Raphael Academy Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Barrington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Kingstown, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Barrington was ranked 14th). Barrington wound up with the same score they had in their last game (28-21), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The loss continues a trend for them in their matchups with the Skippers: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, St. Raphael Academy entered their match against Cumberland on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. St. Raphael Academy was just a hair shy of victory and fell 8-7 to Cumberland. The Saints have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Barrington's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for St. Raphael Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2.
Barrington took their victory against St. Raphael Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 29-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barrington 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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