Belleville East has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 73-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mater Dei Knights on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Knights this season, with their most recent defeat being a 56-45 loss back in January.
Mater Dei's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Myah Pollmann led the charge by going 7 for 11 en route to 17 points and five rebounds. Those five boards gave Pollmann a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Koerkenmeier, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and ten rebounds.
Belleville East's defeat dropped their record down to 18-10. As for Mater Dei, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-9.
Belleville East didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 63-49 loss against Alton on the 11th. As for Mater Dei, they will square off against Pinckneyville at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mater Dei is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.7 points per game this season.
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