Mater Dei (5 - 4) takes on Breese Central (3 - 2) this Saturday at 1:00 PM. Breese Central will want to keep Mater Dei's offense in check as it has had no trouble moving up and down the field in its last five games.
Last week, Mater Dei took on Waterloo. Mater Dei's defense took a beating in the first half, giving up 21 points. That put it down 21 - 14. In the second half, however, Mater Dei's defense made a stand, allowing a meager zero points. That gave it just enough oomph to take the game with a final score of 27 - 21.
As for Breese Central, it was close but not close enough last game as it fell 24 - 21 to Herrin. The outcome was a nice jolt of excitement for Breese Central after its previous game, where the margin was anything but close.
Both Mater Dei and Breese Central have been struggling on the defensive side of the ball (the former allowing an average of 27.44 points per game, the latter an average of 31 points per game). We'll find out which offense can take advantage of this fact when the two teams meet this week.
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