It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact John Carroll Catholic can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 56-21 loss at the hands of the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Hawks are ranked 40th).
Tate Darner was his usual excellent self, going 7-for-13 on his way to 22 points in addition to seven assists and five steals for Santa Fe Catholic. The matchup was Darner's 14th in a row with at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Knox, who went 6-for-9 to rack up 14 points and eight rebounds.
John Carroll Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 17-12. As for Santa Fe Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games. That's provided a massive bump to their 22-8 record this season.
John Carroll Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Santa Fe Catholic, they will face off against University Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a 13-game winning streak alive.
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