Basketball Game Preview: Donahue Catholic Shamrocks vs. Neumann Celtics

Donahue Catholic is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Neumann is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Donahue Catholic Shamrocks will host the Neumann Celtics at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Donahue Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.9 points per game this season.

Donahue Catholic will head into Tuesday's match on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Everglades City on Tuesday. Donahue Catholic claimed a resounding 62-12 victory over Everglades City. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-9.

Veronica Halisky continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. She is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games she's played. Another player making a difference was Camille Kelly, who went 5 of 7 en route to 12 points and three steals.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Neumann beat Gateway Charter 50-45 on Wednesday.

Neumann has also been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for Donahue Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 11-5.

Donahue Catholic was dealt a bruising 63-34 defeat at the hands of Neumann in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Donahue Catholic was down 43-19.