Basketball Recap: Archangels Catholic Falls Short of St. Mary's in the Playoffs

Defenders

Previous 5 Games

03/14/25 vs St. Mary's	46-59
03/13/25 vs Stuart	61-59
02/27/25 vs Fullerton	42-31
02/25/25 vs Nebraska Lutheran	70-32
02/21/25 vs Twin River	57-36

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Archangels Catholic couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell 59-46 to the St. Mary's Cardinals on Friday. The Defenders' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

St. Mary's got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ben Barlow out in front who went 7-for-14 to rack up 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. Barlow has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Logan Brabec, who shot 50% from the field on his way to 15 points along with six boards and three steals.

Archangels Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 19-7. As for St. Mary's, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season.

Archangels Catholic and Wausa will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. As for St. Mary's, they and Wynot will face off at 8:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wynot comes in on ten and St. Mary's on five.