The Cardinal O'Hara Lions will challenge the Archbishop Ryan Raiders and Ragdolls at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Archbishop Ryan took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Cardinal O'Hara, who comes in off a win.
Cardinal O'Hara will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Archbishop Wood, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Cardinal O'Hara walked away with a 31-19 win over Archbishop Wood on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 42-14, which was the final score in Archbishop Ryan's tilt against Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders and Ragdolls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Friars/Pandas are ranked 50th).
The victory got Cardinal O'Hara back to even at 1-1. As for Archbishop Ryan, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Cardinal O'Hara was able to grind out a solid win over Archbishop Ryan in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 21-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cardinal O'Hara since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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