The Marco Island Academy Rays struggled with assists on Thursday (the Donahue Catholic Shamrocks had 1600% more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Marco Island Academy was outmatched by Donahue Catholic on the road and fell 74-32. Marco Island Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-16.
Marco Island Academy's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jordan Rodden, who dropped a double-double on 10 points and 16 rebounds. Rodden scored a full 31.3% of Marco Island Academy's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Grayson Jones, who scored 10 points along with 7 rebounds and 3 steals.
Donahue Catholic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Erling Berg, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. Berg is absolutely dominating 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 Jack Kadlec, who scored 9 points along with 9 assists and 5 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Marco Island Academy and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Donahue Catholic, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Marco Island Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Seacrest Country Day at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Florida (Seacrest Country Day is ranked 369th, while Marco Island Academy is ranked 363rd). As for Donahue Catholic, they will head out on the road to face off against Immokalee at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Immokalee is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
