The Father Ryan Irish will head out on the road to challenge the Ensworth Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Father Ryan has three straight victories, Ensworth has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If Ensworth heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Father Ryan took over last week. The Irish walked away with a 3-1 win over Pope John Paul II on Thursday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Father Ryan's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Pope John Paul II are ranked 81st).
Father Ryan hit Pope John Paul II with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Chloe Edwards, Gigi Lewis, and Elliott Hartz.
Meanwhile, Ensworth didn't have quite enough to beat Lipscomb Academy on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
Father Ryan's victory bumped their record up to 10-2-1. As for Ensworth, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Father Ryan beat Ensworth by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Irish since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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