Bishop O'Connell is 1-9 against St. John since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Bishop O'Connell Knights will get right back to it and host the St. John's Cadets at 2:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Bishop O'Connell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: St. Mary's Ryken, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Bishop O'Connell was ranked 14th). Bishop O'Connell came out on top against St. Mary's Ryken by a score of 64-55 on Friday. With that victory, Bishop O'Connell brought their scoring average up to 50.1 points per game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bishop O'Connell to victory, but perhaps none more so than Daniya Brown, who posted 21 points. Another player making a difference was Amanda Bates, who had 16 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. John's). They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Longwood Prep Academy 88-22. The Cadets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season.
St. John's win bumped their record up to 16-2. As for Bishop O'Connell, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-6.
Bishop O'Connell might still be hurting after the 59-34 defeat they got from St. John's when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Thankfully for Bishop O'Connell, Kyndal Walker (who went 8 of 17 on her way to 22 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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