Mater Dei is 9-1 against Gibault Catholic since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mater Dei Knights will be taking part in a tournament against the Gibault Catholic Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Mater Dei turned things around against Gibault Catholic on Friday. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 59-50. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Hawks are ranked 484th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/27/23 vs Riverview Gardens | 14 |
| 12/20/24 @ Gibault Catholic | 20 |
| 11/27/24 @ Wesclin | 17 |
| 12/21/23 @ Collinsville | 12 |
| 11/26/24 vs Christ Our Rock Lutheran | 12 |
Elliott Rakers had a dynamite game for Mater Dei, dropping a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Rakers a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jared Hemker, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 10 points.
Gibault Catholic is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. As for Mater Dei, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
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