Our Lady of Good Counsel and St. John are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but likely not for long. The Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the St. John's Cadets at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Our Lady of Good Counsel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Lexington Catholic, who was ranked seventh at the time (Our Lady of Good Counsel was ranked seventh). Neither Our Lady of Good Counsel nor Lexington Catholic could gain the upper hand last Saturday so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked the Falcons' first draw of the season.
Meanwhile, St. John's played to a draw too, finishing 1-1 against Albertus Magnus.
St. John's goal came courtesy of
Gabriella Smith, which was the first she's scored this season.
Our Lady of Good Counsel's draw makes their record 1-1-1 this season. As for St. John's, they moved theirs to 0-0-2.
Our Lady of Good Counsel took their win against St. John's in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Our Lady of Good Counsel since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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