Illinois High School Basketball - Mater Dei overwhelms Belleville East
February 5, 2024: Belleville, IL 62221 Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Mater Dei Knights (Breese, IL) and the host Belleville East Lancers (Belleville, IL), saw Mater Dei's basketball squad wallop Belleville East by a tally of 61-38.
With the victory, Mater Dei improves its record to 22-6 on the campaign. The Knights travel to Pinckneyville (Pinckneyville, IL) to confront the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, February 7. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 16-12. Pinckneyville lost 67-27 in their recent non-league challenge against Carlyle (Carlyle, IL)
Next up, the Lancers confront the Alton Redbirds (Alton, IL) in a Southwestern challenge, on Tuesday, February 6. Belleville East will attempt to improve on its 8-17 season record. The Redbirds come into the challenge with a 26-2 record after their 57-49 non-league loss to Lincoln (Lincoln, IL).
