It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Brendan can now relate to. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 89-73 to the Northwestern Bulls. While losing is never fun, the Sabres can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Bulls are ranked 19th).
Jonas Duque
| 02/07/25 vs Northwestern | 30 |
| 12/27/24 vs Port Charlotte | 29 |
| 11/30/24 vs Mater Academy Charter | 28 |
| 01/09/25 vs American | 27 |
| 12/20/24 vs George Washington Prep | 24 |
Despite the loss, St. Brendan still got an impressive performance from Jonas Duque, who went 10 of 21 on his way to 30 points in addition to six assists and five rebounds. Those 30 points gave Duque a new career-high. Bryan Morin-Saroza also deserves some recognition as he posted his first blocks of the season.
Northwestern was led to victory by Calvin Russell Jr. and Jamiro Smith. Russell Jr. dropped a double-double with 25 points and ten boards, while Smith went 7 for 8 to rack up 16 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. The game was Smith's fourth in a row with at least 15 points. Giovanny Desire was another key player, putting up seven points.
St. Brendan's defeat dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Northwestern, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 22-3.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. St. Brendan will face off against Suncoast at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Brendan knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten matchups -- so hopefully Suncoast likes a good challenge. As for Northwestern, they will square off against Somerset Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Northwestern is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 74.8 points per game this season.
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