Our Lady of Good Counsel is 0-10 against St. John since February of 2019 but things could change on Saturday. The Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons are taking a road trip to challenge the St. John's Cadets at 2:00 p.m. Our Lady of Good Counsel will be strutting in after a win while St. John's will be coming in after a defeat.
Our Lady of Good Counsel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Archbishop Carroll, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Our Lady of Good Counsel was ranked ninth). Our Lady of Good Counsel breezed past Archbishop Carroll to the tune of 57-23 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, St. John's came up short against Elizabeth Seton on Tuesday and fell 53-41.
Our Lady of Good Counsel will have to keep a close watch on Camille Nesmith and Mckenzie Small, a pair of players who had a big impact on St. John's prior game. Nesmith went 5-for-12 en route to 10 points and seven rebounds, while Small dropped a double-double with ten points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Small a new career-high in rebounds.
St. John's loss dropped their record down to 24-4. As for Our Lady of Good Counsel, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-13 record this season.
Our Lady of Good Counsel came up short against St. John's in their previous meeting back in January, falling 57-49. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. John's Morgan Stewart, who almost dropped a double-double with 30 points and nine boards. Now that Our Lady of Good Counsel knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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