The St. Raphael Academy Saints will take on the St. Mary Academy-Bay View Bengals at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Raphael Academy has four straight wins, St. Mary Academy-Bay View has 14 straight defeats), 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: Coventry, who was ranked eighth at the time (St. Raphael Academy was ranked fifth). The Saints' pitcher stepped up to hand the Oakers a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Isabella Sousa
| 05/20/25 @ Coventry | 17 |
| 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 |
| + 3 more games |
Isabella Sousa made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That triple was her first of the season.
Sousa wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emma Martin, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Mary Academy-Bay View lost 16-2 to North Kingstown on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Bengals have suffered against the Skippers since May 9, 2015.
St. Mary Academy-Bay View's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for St. Raphael Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2.
St. Mary Academy-Bay View's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. St. Raphael Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for St. Mary Academy-Bay View, though, as they've been averaging only 2.5 strikeouts. Will St. Raphael Academy keep running through batters, or will the Bengals buck the trend?
St. Raphael Academy skirted past St. Mary Academy-Bay View 3-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Saints repeat their success, or do the Bengals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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