The Cranston West Falcons will challenge the St. Raphael Academy Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Cranston West has six wins dating back to last season, while St. Raphael Academy has three).
Cranston West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Portsmouth, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Cranston West was ranked seventh). In a tight match that could have gone either way, Cranston West made off with a 27-26 victory over Portsmouth. That's two games straight that the Falcons have won by just one point.
Meanwhile, St. Raphael Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Central on Saturday, taking the game 13-2.
St. Raphael Academy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Onassis Soriano, Tyler Rita, and Rita picked up one apiece.
Cranston West's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for St. Raphael Academy, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.
Cranston West and St. Raphael Academy were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but Cranston West suffered an agonizing 14-13 defeat. Can Cranston West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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