Lansdale Catholic is 0-10 against Archbishop Ryan since February of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Lansdale Catholic Crusaders will challenge the Archbishop Ryan Raiders and Ragdolls at 7:00 p.m.
Lansdale Catholic is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They received a blow as they fell 63-46 to Cardinal O'Hara. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Lions are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Archbishop Ryan). They snuck past Archbishop Carroll with an 84-79 win on Wednesday. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Raiders and Ragdolls were down 44-22 in the second quarter.
Lansdale Catholic better keep an eye on Brandon Russell. He was instrumental in Archbishop Ryan's win, going 12 of 20 on his way to 36 points along with five boards and three steals. With that strong performance, Russell is now averaging an impressive 15.6 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Johnson, who posted six points in addition to six assists and six boards.
The win got Archbishop Ryan back to even at 6-6. As for Lansdale Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Lansdale Catholic suffered a grim 71-50 defeat to Archbishop Ryan when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Lansdale Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
