Bishop O'Connell is 1-9 against Paul VI since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Bishop O'Connell Knights will be playing at home against the Paul VI Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Bishop O'Connell is ranked highly in their home state, and two weeks ago they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Elizabeth Seton. Bishop O'Connell's rough 50-26 loss to Elizabeth Seton might stick with them for a while. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Bishop O'Connell has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Paul VI came up short against Our Lady of Good Counsel on Monday and fell 59-52. Paul VI has not had much luck with Our Lady of Good Counsel recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Bishop O'Connell are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-6. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 28.3 points per game. As for Paul VI, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-9.
Bishop O'Connell might still be hurting after the 71-45 loss they got from Paul VI when the teams last played back in February of 2023. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bishop O'Connell was down 49-16.
