Everglades City entered their contest against Donahue Catholic on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Everglades City Gators were dealt a 62-12 loss at the hands of the Donahue Catholic Shamrocks. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Gators this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 65-22 back in December of 2024.
Gena Collins was Everglades City's leading scorer, having posted four points. Jayde Freeman held things down on the boards with seven rebounds.
It was another big night for Veronica Halisky, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 boards for Donahue Catholic. Halisky 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 on her way to 12 points and three steals.
Everglades City's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. As for Donahue Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Everglades City won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Mason Classical Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Everglades City is facing Mason Classical Academy at the right time seeing as Mason Classical Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Donahue Catholic, they are taking a road trip to challenge Community School of Naples at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Donahue Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.9 points per game this season.
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