On Saturday, Donahue Catholic faced Babcock in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Donahue Catholic Shamrocks enjoyed a cozy 40-26 victory over the Babcock Trailblazers. The score was all tied up 20-20 at the break, but the Shamrocks were the (much) better team in the second half.
Donahue Catholic found their leader in underclassman Luke Misek, who rushed for 238 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. With that strong performance, Misek is now averaging an impressive 111.6 rushing yards per game.
One reason for the win was Donahue Catholic's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Athy Niewald was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Niewald is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Matt Misek was another major factor on D, forcing two fumbles, making seven total tackles, and defending three passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Donahue Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 631 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Donahue Catholic's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Babcock, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Donahue Catholic will venture away from home to square off against Riverside Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Donahue Catholic's defense has only allowed 17.2 points per game this season, so Riverside Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Babcock, they will host Sports Leadership & Management at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Babcock is facing Sports Leadership & Management at the right time seeing as Sports Leadership & Management is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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