The Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons will face off against the DeMatha Stags at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Our Lady of Good Counsel comes in on three and DeMatha on nine.
Our Lady of Good Counsel is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They 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.
Meanwhile, DeMatha is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. John's. DeMatha claimed a resounding 42-6 victory over St. John's. The result was nothing new for the Stags, who have now won six contests by 28 points or more so far this season.
DeMatha pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. 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 nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Our Lady of Good Counsel was dealt a bruising 35-7 loss at the hands of DeMatha in their previous matchup back in October. Can Our Lady of Good Counsel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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