The Naples Classical Academy's's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fourth straight loss. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 70-60 defeat to Donahue Catholic. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Naples Classical in their matchups with Donahue Catholic: they've now lost five in a row.
Erling Berg continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Donahue Catholic, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 17 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Berg has scored at least 25% of Donahue Catholic's points. Another player making a difference was Isaac Loboda, who scored 11 points along with eight assists and six rebounds.
Naples Classical's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Donahue Catholic, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Naples Classical won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Seacrest Country Day at 5:30 p.m. on January 5th. Seacrest Country Day has now lost nine straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 8. As for Donahue Catholic, they will be playing at home against The Village School of Naples at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
