Bishop O'Connell hasn't had much luck against Gonzaga recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bishop O'Connell Knights just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Gonzaga Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Bishop O'Connell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Archbishop Carroll, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Bishop O'Connell was ranked fifth). Bishop O'Connell managed a 62-56 win over Archbishop Carroll on Thursday. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Matt Dalton
| 02/13/25 vs Archbishop Carroll | 25 |
| 01/20/25 vs Fairfax Christian | 8 |
| 01/24/25 vs Booker T. Washington | 6 |
| 01/03/25 vs Evergreen Christian | 6 |
| 01/18/25 vs Riverdale Baptist | 4 |
Matt Dalton went supernova for Bishop O'Connell, going 10-for-15 to rack up 25 points and seven boards. The dominant performance gave Dalton a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Aiden Caulker, who went 6-for-12 on his way to 16 points.
Meanwhile, Gonzaga suffered their closest defeat since January 3rd on Sunday. They fell just short of Bishop McNamara by a score of 63-60. That makes it the first time this season the Eagles have let down their home crowd.
Gonzaga's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 10-1 and their overall record down to 23-3. As for Bishop O'Connell, their win bumped their record up to 19-7.
Bishop O'Connell came up short against Gonzaga when the teams last played back in January, falling 56-47. Can Bishop O'Connell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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