For the first time this season, Our Lady of Good Counsel will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will venture away from home to take on the St. John's Cadets at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Our Lady of Good Counsel's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against DeMatha on Friday. They took a 7-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Stags. The Falcons have struggled against the Stags recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, St. John's had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four last Saturday. They blew past the Warriors, posting a 42-7 victory. Considering the Cadets have won three contests by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
St. John's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Our Lady of Good Counsel, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Our Lady of Good Counsel strolled past St. John's when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a score of 28-13. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Cadets' Dajon Talley Rhodes, who rushed for 144 yards while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Falcons still be able to contain Talley Rhodes? There's only one way to find out.
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