St. Raphael Academy is 7-0 against Tolman since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Raphael Academy Saints will host the Tolman Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Raphael Academy has four straight victories, Tolman has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Raphael Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Burrillville, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (St. Raphael Academy was ranked second). St. Raphael Academy walked away with a 41-28 win over Burrillville on Saturday. With that victory, the Saints brought their scoring average up to 28.8 points per game.
A big part of St. Raphael Academy's win 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 torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 74 yards.
St. Raphael Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Burrillville's QB won't forget Ian Bing anytime soon given he sacked him three times.
Meanwhile, Tolman came up short against Moses Brown on Friday and fell 21-14.
St. Raphael Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Tolman, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
St. Raphael Academy strolled past Tolman in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 24-8. Does St. Raphael Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tolman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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