The DeMatha Stags will face off against the Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as DeMatha comes in on nine and Our Lady of Good Counsel on three.
DeMatha is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past St. John's 42-6. Considering the Stags have won six matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Our Lady of Good Counsel is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Gonzaga. Our Lady of Good Counsel walked away with a 26-14 win over Gonzaga.
Our Lady of Good Counsel found their leader in sophomore Jackson Rice, who threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. What's more, Rice also racked up six rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September. Kobe Ellis was another key player, picking up 64 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
DeMatha's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.1 points per game. As for Our Lady of Good Counsel, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for DeMatha against Our Lady of Good Counsel in their previous matchup back in October, as the team secured a 35-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for DeMatha since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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