If Donahue Catholic was riding high fresh off their 44-6 takedown of Geneva Classical Academy last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Donahue Catholic Shamrocks and the Lake Mary Prep Griffins were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the Donahue Catholic Shamrocks suffered a 29-28 loss. The Shamrocks gained 190 more yards on the day, but it was the Griffins that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Donahue Catholic still got an impressive performance from Leo Cantwell, who rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. Luke Misek handled things on the ground, rushing for 81 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Donahue Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Mary Prep only rushed for 110.
Donahue Catholic wouldn't let Lake Mary Prep keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Donahue Catholic can thank Eddie Patterson and Misek for forcing both of them. Donahue Catholic got some further help from John Husack: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Leading Lake Mary Prep to victory were Evan Alles and Payne Fitzmaurice. Alles picked up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Fitzmaurice picked up 63 receiving yards. Alles has become a key player for Lake Mary Prep: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
Donahue Catholic moved to 6-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Lake Mary Prep, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-4.
Donahue Catholic will welcome Foundation Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Foundation Christian Academy will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Donahue Catholic surely won't give up without a fight. Lake Mary Prep has already played their next contest, a 63-20 win against Liberty Christian Prep on the 21st.
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