St. Raphael Academy has gone 8-2 against Scituate recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Saints will be playing at home against the Spartans at 4:00 p.m. St. Raphael Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
On Sunday, St. Raphael Academy needed a bit of extra time to put away Cranston West. They won by a run and slipped past the Falcons 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Saints.
Isabella Sousa
| 05/18/25 vs Cranston West | 6 |
| 05/16/25 @ East Providence | 6 |
| 05/13/25 @ West Warwick | 14 |
| 05/03/25 vs Barrington | 17 |
| 04/30/25 vs Ponaganset | 10 |
| + 2 more games |
Isabella Sousa made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over eight innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Sousa wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sophie Roman, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, Scituate got the win against St. Mary Academy-Bay View on Sunday by a conclusive 14-4.
Like St. Raphael Academy, Scituate also got a great game from a two-way player: Isabella Rotondo. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Rotondo a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Katelyn Chatelle was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Lily Maggiacomo was another key player, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Scituate always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .578. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Mary Academy-Bay View only posted an OBP of .387.
St. Raphael Academy's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.9 runs over those games. As for Scituate, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. St. Raphael Academy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Scituate struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
St. Raphael Academy came up short against Scituate in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 10-7. Can the Saints avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
