Father Ryan is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Northpoint Christian. The Father Ryan Irish fell just short of the Northpoint Christian Trojans by a score of 2-1. The Irish have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Father Ryan started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 25-13, 15-13.
Among those leading the charge was Hassie Clare Thurman, who had 17 digs.
Father Ryan's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-5. As for Northpoint Christian, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-3.
Father Ryan didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory vs. Metairie Park Country Day on the 13th. Northpoint Christian has also already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Nolensville on the 14th.
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