Gonzaga hasn't had much luck against Our Lady of Good Counsel recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Gonzaga Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons at 7:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Gonzaga is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: St. John's, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Gonzaga was ranked fifth). Gonzaga came out on top in a nail-biter against St. John's on Saturday, sneaking past 10-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since September 29, 2023.
Meanwhile, Our Lady of Good Counsel sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 18-16 win over Bishop McNamara on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Joseph Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 111 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards.
Our Lady of Good Counsel is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.3 points per game. As for Gonzaga, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Gonzaga suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Our Lady of Good Counsel in their previous matchup last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Williams, who rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Now that Gonzaga knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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