Illinois High School Basketball - Althoff Catholic knocks off Mater Dei
December 3, 2024: Belleville, IL 62226 The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Althoff Catholic Crusaders (Belleville, IL) and the visiting Mater Dei Knights (Breese, IL), observed Althoff Catholic's basketball team overcome Mater Dei by a margin of 49-35.
The Crusaders (3-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Centralia (Centralia, IL). The Orphans come into the non-league challenge with a 4-0 record. In their last challenge, Centralia defeated East St. Louis (East St. Louis, IL), 63-51, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Knights battle the Pleasant Plains Cardinals (Pleasant Plains, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 6. Mater Dei will attempt to better on its 2-3 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 2-0 record after their 59-48 non-league win over Calvary (Springfield, IL).