The St. Mary's Ryken Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Paul VI Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Mary's Ryken is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
St. Mary's Ryken is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Saint John Paul the Great Catholic on Tuesday. St. Mary's Ryken fell 5-3 to Saint John Paul the Great Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 60th in Maryland, while Wolves are ranked tenth in Virginia).
Meanwhile, Paul VI and St. Christopher's finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw on Friday.
St. Mary's Ryken now has a losing record at 3-4. Paul VI's draw makes their record 0-2-2 this season.
St. Mary's Ryken took their victory against Paul VI when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mary's Ryken 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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