The Archbishop Ryan Raiders and Ragdolls will challenge the Father Judge Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Father Judge took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Archbishop Ryan, who comes in off a win.
Archbishop Ryan's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Masterman with a sharp 4-0 win. The result was nothing new for Archbishop Ryan, who have now won five matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Father Judge managed to keep up with Roman Catholic until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Crusaders came up short against the Cahillite, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, Father Judge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 61st, while Roman Catholic are ranked 13th).
Father Judge dropped their record down to 11-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Archbishop Ryan, the victory got them back to even at 7-7-2.
Archbishop Ryan skirted past Father Judge 2-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Do the Raiders and Ragdolls have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Crusaders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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