The St. John's Cadets will venture away from home to face off against the DeMatha Stags at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither St. John's nor DeMatha posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
St. John's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Our Lady of Good Counsel, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (St. John's was ranked first). The Cadets fell 17-13 to the Falcons on Saturday. The matchup marked the Cadets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, DeMatha strolled into their game on Saturday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 12-7 W against Bishop McNamara.
DeMatha's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for St. John's, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.
St. John's was dealt a bruising 42-6 defeat at the hands of DeMatha when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Can the Cadets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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