The Mater Dei Monarchs will head out on the road to take on the Roosevelt Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mater Dei and JSerra Catholic squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly Mater Dei had to settle for second. They took a 67-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. Mater Dei has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Owen Verna, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Luke Barnett, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt came tearing into Tuesday's match with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy with a 64-59 win. 64 seems to be a good number for Roosevelt as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Mater Dei's defeat dropped their record down to 26-4. As for Roosevelt, they pushed their record up to 29-2 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Mater Dei strolled past Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in February of 2017 by a score of 71-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mater Dei since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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