After flying high against Dupo last Tuesday, Granite City came back down to earth. The Granite City Warriors took a blow against the Mater Dei Knights on Wednesday, falling 60-21. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Mater Dei was led to victory by Maris Zurliene and Dixie Ottenschnieder. Zurliene posted ten points and seven steals, while Ottenschnieder went 5 of 6 en route to 12 points and five rebounds. Zurliene has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Marlee Loepker, who earned nine points.
Granite City's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Mater Dei, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-5.
Granite City wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 42-10 defeat against Columbia on the 20th. As for Mater Dei, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 68-31 loss against Incarnate Word Academy on the 16th.
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