Football Recap: Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons vs. Gonzaga Eagles
Our Lady of Good Counsel is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Gonzaga. The Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons' defense stepped up to hand the Gonzaga Eagles a 21-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won three matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Joseph Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 210 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another big playmaker for Our Lady of Good Counsel was Damarion Fowlkes, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Our Lady of Good Counsel's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. Anthony Sweeney was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three sackshimself. Those three sacks set a new season-high mark for him.
Our Lady of Good Counsel pushed their record up to 5-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Gonzaga, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Our Lady of Good Counsel will head out to square off against Bishop McNamara at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Our Lady of Good Counsel is facing Bishop McNamara at the right time seeing as Bishop McNamara is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Gonzaga, they will square off against St. John's at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gonzaga's defense has only allowed 10.1 points per game this season, so St. John's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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