The Archbishop Carroll Lions will take on the St. Mary's Ryken Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Archbishop Carroll comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Archbishop Carroll is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against St. John's on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Archbishop Carroll was outmatched by St. John's and fell 64-12. The contest marked the Lions' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's Ryken is ranked highly in their home state and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop Ireton. St. Mary's Ryken lost 76-50 to Bishop Ireton. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Sydney Thompson and Amirah Anderson. Anderson had a great game and went 8 of 11 on her way to 22 points and six rebounds. Meanwhile, Thompson did her best for the losing side, putting up 18 points.
Archbishop Carroll's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for St. Mary's Ryken, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.
Everything came up roses for Archbishop Carroll against St. Mary's Ryken in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 73-45 win. In that matchup, Archbishop Carroll amassed a halftime lead of 40-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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