St. Raphael Academy and Cumberland are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The St. Raphael Academy Saints will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Cumberland Clippers at 5:00 p.m. St. Raphael Academy's defense has only allowed 14.3 points per game this season, so Cumberland's offense will have their work cut out for them.
St. Raphael Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: La Salle Academy, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (St. Raphael Academy was ranked third). St. Raphael Academy took a 17-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of La Salle Academy on Friday. The Saints' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
St. Raphael Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Damien Ocampo and Elijah Anderson.
Meanwhile, Cumberland didn't have too much trouble with Portsmouth on the road on Friday as they won 21-6.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. Raphael Academy fell to 5-1. As for Cumberland, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
St. Raphael Academy came up short against Cumberland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 21-8. Thankfully for St. Raphael Academy, Andrew Ray (who rushed for 225 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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