Illinois High School Basketball - Granite City can't get by Mater Dei
February 15, 2019: Granite City, IL 62040 Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Mater Dei Knights (Breese, IL) and the host Granite City Warriors (Granite City, IL), saw Mater Dei's basketball squad hold off Granite City by a tally of 66-65.
With the victory, Mater Dei improves its record to 20-10 on the campaign. The Knights travel to Effingham (Effingham, IL) to play the Flaming Hearts in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 19. The Flaming Hearts come into the challenge with a record of 15-12. Effingham won 72-55 in their recent league challenge against Mattoon (Mattoon, IL)
Next up, the Warriors play the Althoff Catholic Crusaders (Belleville, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, February 20. Granite City will attempt to improve on its 14-13 season record.