Belleville East won the last time they faced Mater Dei and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Belleville East Lancers strolled past the Mater Dei Knights with points to spare, taking the game 59-45. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Knights are ranked 177th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Mater Dei still got an impressive performance from Gavin Peppenhorst, who went 8 of 13 on his way to 18 points and six steals. Peppenhorst has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jared Hemker, who posted nine points and five rebounds.
Lancers
| 12/17/24 @ Mater Dei | 59-45 |
| 12/14/24 @ Dunlap | 65-61 |
The win made it two in a row for Belleville East and bumps their season record up to 9-1. As for Mater Dei, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Belleville East will be playing in front of their home fans against Alton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Alton will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Belleville East surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mater Dei, they will venture away from home to square off against Gibault Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
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