The Donahue Catholic Shamrocks and the Neumann Celtics squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Donahue Catholic Shamrocks had to settle for second. They took a 52-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Celtics. Donahue Catholic's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Donahue Catholic's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Paul Berg, who scored ten points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Berg has scored all season. Erling Berg was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two steals.
Donahue Catholic struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Neumann to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kris Trpevski, who scored 15 points. It was the first time this season that Trpevski scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Luvinson Pierre, who scored seven points along with three steals.
Donahue Catholic's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-4. As for Neumann, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Donahue Catholic will face off against Neumann at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Donahue Catholic is coming into the matchup with nine straight losses on the road, meaning Neumann will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Neumann, they will face off against Donahue Catholic at 7:00 p.m. Donahue Catholic is coming into the match with nine straight losses on the road, meaning Neumann will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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