Pilgrim and St. Raphael Academy are an even 3-3-3 against one another since October of 2016, but likely not for long. The Pilgrim Patriots will host the St. Raphael Academy Saints at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Pilgrim is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Smithfield, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Pilgrim was ranked 18th). Pilgrim took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Smithfield on Friday.
Meanwhile, St. Raphael Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their undefeated season alive. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Tiverton 3-2. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Saints were the better team in the second half.
They hit Tiverton with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mateus Decimoine-Bortotto,
Adrian Diaz, and
Reginald Brown.
Pilgrim's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for St. Raphael Academy, they pushed their record up to 5-0-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Pilgrim took their victory against St. Raphael Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 5-0. Does Pilgrim have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Raphael Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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