The St. Brendan Sabres were the 61-60 winner over the Monsignor Pace Spartans when they last played one another back in November of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. St. Brendan fell 64-53 to Monsignor Pace on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, St. Brendan can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while Monsignor Pace is ranked 52nd).
Despite the loss, St. Brendan still got an impressive performance from Jaden Castro, who scored 22 points. That was a full 41.5% of St. Brendan's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Gianna Vindigni was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Monsignor Pace's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alessandra Bonilla led the charge by scoring 24 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bonilla has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Catherine Guillaume, who scored 17 points along with two steals and two blocks.
St. Brendan has not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. As for Monsignor Pace, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Brendan will face off against Divine Savior Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Divine Savior Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 36 on Tuesday. As for Monsignor Pace, they will head out on the road to face off against Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart is on a three-game streak of home wins, Monsignor Pace a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
