Football Game Preview: Saint John Paul the Great Catholic Wolves vs. St. Mary's Ryken Knights

By Team Reports Oct 21, 2024, 10:53pm

Football Preview: Saint John Paul the Great Catholic Wolves vs. St. Mary's Ryken Knights

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The Saint John Paul the Great Catholic Wolves will head out to challenge the St. Mary's Ryken Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Saint John Paul the Great Catholic's offense hasn't had much luck over their past four contests, but Friday's match will give them a chance to turn things around.

Saint John Paul the Great Catholic's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bishop Ireton on Friday. They were outmatched by the Cardinals at home and fell 31-0. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Cardinals are ranked 113th).

Meanwhile, St. Mary's Ryken was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Bishop O'Connell 38-7 at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Mary's Ryken.

Saint John Paul the Great Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for St. Mary's Ryken, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2.

Saint John Paul the Great Catholic was taken down by St. Mary's Ryken 49-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Saint John Paul the Great Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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