Football Preview: Father Ryan Irish vs. Montgomery Bell Academy Big Red
Father Ryan is 0-8 against Montgomery Bell Academy since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Father Ryan Irish will venture away from home to challenge the Montgomery Bell Academy Big Red at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, Father Ryan was beaten by Brentwood Academy 31-2. While losing is never fun, the Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Eagles are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 34-6, which was the final score in Montgomery Bell Academy's tilt against Christ Presbyterian Academy on Friday. The Big Red were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Having lost for the first time this season, Father Ryan fell to 2-1. As for Montgomery Bell Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Father Ryan came up short against Montgomery Bell Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 24-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Montgomery Bell Academy's Brooklen Davis, who rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Father Ryan knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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