The St. Raphael Academy Saints will take on the Central Falls Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Raphael Academy is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
St. Raphael Academy 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 (St. Raphael Academy was ranked 16th). St. Raphael Academy lost 3-0 to Tolman on Monday. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Saints were not able to get on the board.
While St. Raphael Academy was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-13, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Central Falls' undefeated season came to an end after six games on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Tolman. The loss put an end to the Warriors' undefeated start to the season.
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.
St. Raphael Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Central Falls, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
St. Raphael Academy came up short against Central Falls in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, falling 3-1. Can St. Raphael Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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