Illinois High School Basketball - Althoff Catholic topped by Mater Dei
January 5, 2011: Belleville, IL 62226 The Althoff Catholic Crusaders basketball team (Belleville, IL), dropped 71-53 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the visiting Mater Dei Knights (Breese, IL)
The Knights now sport a 14-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Gibault Catholic for a Freelance match on Thursday, January 6. Mater Dei will confront a team coming off a 64-34 non-league loss to Columbia (Columbia, IL). The record now stands at 3-8.
With the defeat, Althoff Catholic moves to 7-7 on the year. The Crusaders host Carbondale (Carbondale, IL) to confront the Terriers in a South Seven match on Saturday, January 29. The Terriers enter the match with a record of 4-7.