The St. Raphael Academy Saints will take on the Cranston West Falcons at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
St. Raphael Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Central, who was ranked eighth at the time (St. Raphael Academy was ranked fourth). The Saints' defense stepped up to hand the Knights an 8-0 shutout on Saturday. The Saints' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
St. Raphael Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aiden Fortes and Onassis Soriano. St. Raphael Academy got some further help from Johnny Germain: he picked up 1.5 sacks, forced one fumble, and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Cranston West fell victim to Portsmouth and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Patriots, falling 27-0. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cranston West now has a losing record of 1-2. As for St. Raphael Academy, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
St. Raphael Academy strolled past Cranston West in their previous matchup back in September of 2024 by a score of 28-13. Will the Saints repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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