After flying high against St. Mary's Ryken last Tuesday, Our Lady of Good Counsel came back down to earth. The Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons took a 66-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the DeMatha Stags on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Stags are ranked third).
Ashton (Ace) Meeks was his usual excellent self, going 13 for 23 on his way to 35 points and six boards for DeMatha. Those 35 points gave Meeks a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Charles Thomas, who went 5 of 7 en route to 17 points.
Our Lady of Good Counsel now has a losing record at 10-11. As for DeMatha, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Our Lady of Good Counsel will take on Bishop O'Connell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bishop O'Connell will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Our Lady of Good Counsel surely won't give up without a fight. As for DeMatha, they will challenge Archbishop Carroll at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. DeMatha is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.3 points per game this season.
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