The Mater Dei Knights lost against the MICDS Rams back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Mater Dei took a 60-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of MICDS. While losing is never fun, Mater Dei can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 173rd in Illinois, while MICDS is ranked 11th in Missouri).
Despite the loss, Mater Dei still got an impressive performance from Garrick Winkeler, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Nolan Goebel was another key contributor, scoring four points along with two steals.
Mater Dei's loss dropped their record down to 14-16. As for MICDS, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Mater Dei will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Granite City at 7:30 p.m. MICDS does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
