Soccer Preview: St. John's vs. Bishop O'Connell
The St. John's Cadets will head out on the road to face off against the Bishop O'Connell Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
St. John's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Gonzaga on Friday. They lost 3-0 to the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Cadets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' District of Columbia soccer rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Eagles are ranked first).
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Connell had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They never let Wolves onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly two goals.
St. John's now has a losing record at 3-4-2. As for Bishop O'Connell, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
St. John's skirted past Bishop O'Connell 2-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. John's since the team 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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