Mater Dei won the last time they faced Nokomis and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Mater Dei Knights enjoyed a cozy 64-46 victory over the Nokomis Redskins. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Redskins are ranked 438th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/14/25 @ Nokomis | 18 |
| 01/11/25 @ Carbondale | 16 |
| 01/08/25 vs Litchfield | 21 |
Mater Dei was led to victory by Gavin Peppenhorst and Elliott Rakers. Peppenhorst went 7 of 14 on his way to 18 points in addition to five assists and five boards, while Rakers went 7 for 9 en route to 17 points and three blocks. The match was Peppenhorst's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jared Hemker, who posted 12 points and five rebounds.
Mater Dei has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Nokomis, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-10.
When Mater Dei and Nokomis next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Mater Dei will try to stop St. Anthony's 13-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mater Dei is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.8 points per game this season. Similarly, Nokomis will take on Edinburg and their five-game winning streak at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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