Central Falls is on a four-game streak of home wins, while St. Raphael Academy is on a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Central Falls Warriors will welcome the St. Raphael Academy Saints at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Central Falls is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Tolman, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Central Falls was ranked 14th). Central Falls came up short against Tolman on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Warriors' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Central Falls was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-14, 25-23.
While St. Raphael Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They lost 3-0 to Tolman on Monday. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Saints were not able to get on the board.
St. Raphael Academy was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-13, 25-16.
Having lost for the first time this season, Central Falls fell to 6-1. As for St. Raphael Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Central Falls was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Raphael Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2021, winning 3-1. Will Central Falls 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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