The matchup between Burrillville and St. Raphael Academy on Saturday hardly resembled the 12-6 effort from their previous meeting. The Burrillville Broncos took a 41-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Raphael Academy Saints. The loss continues a trend for the Broncos in their matchups with the Saints: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Burrillville still got an impressive performance from Logan Gelinas, who threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown. Leland Kelleher was another key player, rushing for 58 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
A big part of St. Raphael Academy's victory came down to the chemistry between Tashaad Brown and his top target Armand Northup-Reed. Brown threw for 224 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes while Northup-Reed picked up 175 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Northup-Reed's longest reception was for an incredible 74 yards.
The defeat snapped Burrillville's losing streak at four games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 3-1 record. As for St. Raphael Academy, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Burrillville will venture away from home to challenge Woonsocket at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Burrillville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.2 points per game this season. As for St. Raphael Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Tolman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Raphael Academy's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Tolman's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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