The Briarcrest Christian Saints will head out to take on the Father Ryan Irish at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Briarcrest Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Memphis University School, who was ranked 18th at the time (Briarcrest Christian was ranked 19th). Neither the Saints nor the Owls could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked Briarcrest Christian's first draw of the season.
Meanwhile, Father Ryan was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Ensworth, falling 5-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Father Ryan haven't been shut out since back in March.
With that draw, Briarcrest Christian's record moves to 11-5-1. As for Father Ryan, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Briarcrest Christian suffered a grim 5-2 defeat to Father Ryan in their previous matchup back in May of 2019. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Saints were down 3-0.
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