If Mater Dei was riding high fresh off their 48-8 takedown of Miller Career Academy/Vashon/Sumner last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Knights lost 58-35 to the Althoff Catholic Crusaders on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Crusaders: they've now lost four in a row.
Hunter Hochbaum
| 09/19/25 @ Harrisburg | 6 |
| 10/10/25 @ Althoff Catholic | 3 |
| 10/03/25 vs Miller Career Academy/Vashon/Sumner | 3 |
| 09/26/25 vs Macomb | 2 |
| 08/29/25 @ Columbia | 2 |
| + 1 more games |
Despite the loss, Mater Dei still got an impressive performance from Hunter Hochbaum, who threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 75 yards and one TD. Hochbaum has become a key player for the Knights: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise. Brett Hilmes was another key player, picking up 53 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jay Crumble Jr. and Steven Brown. Crumble Jr. rushed for 123 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Brown rushed for 151 yards and one TD on only five carries.
Mater Dei's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Althoff Catholic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-3.
Coming up, Mater Dei will take on St. Teresa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Althoff Catholic, they will square off against St. Mary's South Side at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Dragons will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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