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| 01/15/25 - Home | 52-59 L |
| 02/08/23 - Home | 70-54 W |
| 01/18/23 - Away | 82-56 W |
| 02/09/22 - Away | 60-36 W |
| 01/26/22 - Home | 73-56 W |
| + 5 more games |
Mater Dei Catholic is 9-1 against Olympian since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the Olympian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Mater Dei Catholic has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with nine straight losses, while Olympian will come in with eight straight wins.
Mater Dei Catholic is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Montgomery on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mater Dei Catholic was outmatched by Montgomery and fell 69-32. The Crusaders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-15.
Meanwhile, Olympian had just enough and edged Victory Christian Academy out 57-55 on Wednesday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Knights are ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Olympian's win came from a few key players Mater Dei Catholic will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jordan Walker, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 14 points and four steals. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2 steals per game. Tristan Anderson was another key player, putting up 13 points along with seven boards and three steals.
Olympian is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for Mater Dei Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
Mater Dei Catholic came up short against Olympian in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 59-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Walker, who went 9 of 15 en route to 24 points. Now that Mater Dei Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
