The St. Raphael Academy Saints will square off against the North Kingstown Skippers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
St. Raphael Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Westerly, who was ranked eighth at the time (St. Raphael Academy was ranked 15th). St. Raphael Academy was beaten by Westerly 60-29 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 67-48 victory over the Quakers.
St. Raphael Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for North Kingstown, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
St. Raphael Academy was dealt a bruising 70-29 loss at the hands of North Kingstown when the teams last played back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Kingstown's Jaelyn Holmes, who went 10 of 15 on her way to 23 points and seven boards. Now that St. Raphael Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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