The St. Raphael Academy Saints will challenge the North Providence Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, St. Raphael Academy lost to Moses Brown on the road by a 77-60 margin. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Quakers are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Providence). They managed a 78-74 win over North Kingstown on Monday. Winning may never get old, but the Cougars sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
North Providence's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for St. Raphael Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-8.
St. Raphael Academy came up short against North Providence when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 53-47. Can St. Raphael Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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