The Bishop O'Connell Knights will take on the St. John's Cadets at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Bishop O'Connell had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the eight-goal drubbing they dealt Elizabeth Seton on October 14th. The Knights never let the Roadrunners get on the board and left with an 8-0 win. That eight goal margin sets a new team best for Bishop O'Connell this season.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and St. John's had no trouble coming through when it counted. They blew past Elizabeth Seton 4-0 on Tuesday. Considering St. John's have won six contests by more than three goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory (which was St. John's fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-3-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 31 goals over those five matches. As for Bishop O'Connell, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Bishop O'Connell came out on top in a nail-biter against St. John's in their previous meeting on October 7th, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cadets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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