Illinois High School Basketball - Mater Dei edges Althoff Catholic
January 4, 2023: Belleville, IL 62226 The Mater Dei Knights (Breese, IL) basketball nipped the host Althoff Catholic Crusaders (Belleville, IL), 39-35 in Wednesday's non-league test.
The Knights (12-3) will now prepare for their test against Benton (Benton, IL). The Rangers go into the non-league test with a 12-6 record. In their last test, Benton got by Murphysboro (Murphysboro, IL), 67-7, in a league test.
The Crusaders now own a 12-4 record. They play next when they travel to Marion for a South Seven test on Thursday, January 5. Althoff Catholic will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 42-36 non-league win over Carterville (Carterville, IL). The Wildcats record now stands at 6-12.