After a string of five wins, the Donahue Catholic Shamrocks's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell to Babcock 39-35. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Donahue Catholic has scored all season.
Donahue Catholic lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Erling Berg, who scored eight points along with 11 rebounds and two blocks. Berg is crushing the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Loboda, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Babcock found their leader in underclassman Jameson Habing, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Habing has scored at least a third of Babcock's points. Nathan Allen was another key contributor, scoring two points along with ten rebounds and seven assists.
Donahue Catholic's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-3. As for Babcock, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-9.
Donahue Catholic won't have much time to rest: their next match is against the King's at 7:00 p.m. on January 26th. As for Babcock, they will be playing in front of their home fans against the Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Florida (The Classical Academy of Sarasota is ranked 688th, while the Trailblazers are ranked 671st).
