Soccer Preview: St. John's vs. Bishop O'Connell
The St. John's Cadets will face off against the Bishop O'Connell Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.8 goals per game this season.
St. John's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: School Without Walls, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (St. John's was ranked 19th). St. John's defense stepped up to hand School Without Walls a 4-0 shutout on Friday. The victory was familiar territory for the Cadets who have now won five games in a row.
Their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0-3. As for Bishop O'Connell, they've got a clean slate. Last year, they finished on the right side of .500 (8-5-3), and they're hoping to kick off an even more successful campaign this year.
St. John's beat Bishop O'Connell by a goal in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, winning 2-1. Will St. John's repeat their success, or does Bishop O'Connell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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