The Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons are ranked highly in their home state, and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the Bishop O'Connell Knights. Our Lady of Good Counsel put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 68-47 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Our Lady of Good Counsel also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2023.
Talayah Walker continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 31 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Our Lady of Good Counsel's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caliyah Devillasee, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Our Lady of Good Counsel's victory bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Bishop O'Connell, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season.
Our Lady of Good Counsel will head out on the road to take on the Tartans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Academy of the Holy Cross will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Maryland Rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Falcons are ranked 11th). As for Bishop O'Connell, they will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop McNamara knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 12 matchups -- so hopefully the Knights like a good challenge.
