The Donahue Catholic Shamrocks will face off against the Seacrest Country Day Stingrays at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Donahue Catholic is coming into the game hot, having won their last 13 games.
Donahue Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against Brandon Academy by a score of 52-43. 52 seems to be a good number for the Shamrocks as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Donahue Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jack Kadlec, who went 6-for-12 to rack up 14 points and six boards. Another player making a difference was Corban Copeland, who posted 18 points.
Meanwhile, Seacrest Country Day beat Sarasota Christian 56-48 on Wednesday.
Seacrest Country Day's win came from a few key players Donahue Catholic will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Fedor Vuksanovic, who almost dropped a double-double with 22 points and nine rebounds. The match was his fifth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Bates, who went 5-for-11 on his way to 12 points and seven boards.
Seacrest Country Day is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.6 points over those games. As for Donahue Catholic, they pushed their record up to 21-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Donahue Catholic has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Seacrest Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.5 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Donahue Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Seacrest Country Day when the teams last played on Friday, but they still walked away with a 52-47 victory. Does Donahue Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Seacrest Country Day turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.