Recap: Archbishop Wood Vikings vs. Archbishop Ryan Raiders and Ragdolls
Even though the Archbishop Ryan Raiders and Ragdolls scored an imposing 71 points on Monday, the Archbishop Wood Vikings still came out on top. Archbishop Wood escaped with a win against Archbishop Ryan by the margin of a single free throw, 72-71. For Archbishop Wood, this counts as revenge for the 55-54 loss Archbishop Ryan walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2023.
Archbishop Ryan lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brandon Russell, who scored 18 points along with six assists. Those 18 points set a new season-high mark for him. Darren Williams was another key contributor, scoring 21 points.
Archbishop Wood's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Archbishop Ryan, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-6.
Archbishop Wood will take on Neumann-Goretti at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neumann-Goretti is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling. As for Archbishop Ryan, they will head out on the road to face off against Devon Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Devon Prep will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 119th, while Archbishop Ryan is ranked 18th).
