Marquette Catholic was the 51-49 winner over Mater Dei when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Marquette Catholic Explorers received a blow on Saturday as they fell 47-28 to the Mater Dei Knights. The contest marked the Explorers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Mater Dei was led to victory by Gavin Peppenhorst and Luke Brefeld. Peppenhorst went 6 for 14 en route to 15 points plus seven rebounds and four steals, while Brefeld posted 13 points plus three steals. The dominant performance also gave Brefeld a new career-high in offensive rebounds (three). Another player making a difference was Elliott Rakers, who posted six points.
This is the second loss in a row for Marquette Catholic and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Mater Dei, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marquette Catholic will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on Maryville Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mater Dei has already played their next match (against Marquette Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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