Gonzaga is 2-8 against St. John since November of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Gonzaga Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the St. John's Cadets at 1:00 p.m. Gonzaga's defense has only allowed 10.1 points per game this season, so St. John's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Gonzaga is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Our Lady of Good Counsel, who was ranked sixth at the time (Gonzaga was ranked fifth). Gonzaga came up short against Our Lady of Good Counsel last Friday, falling 21-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Eagles were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, St. John's ended up a good deal behind DeMatha two weeks ago and lost 31-15. The Cadets have struggled against the Stags recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, St. John's had strong showings from Dajon Talley Rhodes, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown, and Nyeem Woods, who threw for 88 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Woods a new career-high in rushing yards (26).
Even if they lost, St. John's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Deangelo Bowden.
St. John's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. As for Gonzaga, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Gonzaga couldn't quite finish off St. John's when the teams last played back in November of 2023 and fell 23-20. Can Gonzaga avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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