Basketball Game Recap: Castle Knights vs. Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats

Xander Niehaus

Steals

01/28/25 vs Evansville Mater Dei	4
01/24/25 @ Bloomington South	2
01/21/25 vs Evansville Memorial	3
01/18/25 vs Hopkinsville	4
01/17/25 vs Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter	3

Castle won the last time they faced Evansville Mater Dei, and Xander Niehaus did his part to make sure it happened again. The Castle Knights strolled past the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 58-44 thanks in part to Niehaus, who went 9 for 14 on his way to 22 points along with eight boards and four steals. He has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played.

Evansville Mater Dei's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaleb Rheinlander, who posted 14 points and three steals. Cole Breeden was another key player, putting up 11 points and six rebounds.

Castle's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 7-9. As for Evansville Mater Dei, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.

Castle has already played their next game, a 67-39 win against Bloomington North on the 31st. As for Evansville Mater Dei, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-37 loss against Heritage Hills on the 31st.