Basketball Recap: St. Charles Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

Fighting Saints

Previous 4 Games

12/10/24 vs Dover-Eyota	67-51
12/06/24 @ Lewiston-Altura	71-57
12/03/24 vs Bethlehem Academy	70-39
12/03/24 vs Bethlehem Academy/Discovery	70-39

St. Charles waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They strolled past the Dover-Eyota Eagles with points to spare, taking the game 67-51. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Fighting Saints also won the last time the pair played back in February.

When it comes to explaining why Dover-Eyota lost, don't look at Mat Matejka. Despite the final result, he posted 19 points. Matejka is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 17 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Luke Meyers, who had seven points.

St. Charles' victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Dover-Eyota, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Charles will challenge Plainview-Elgin-Millville at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. St. Charles knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Plainview-Elgin-Millville likes a good challenge. As for Dover-Eyota, it'll be Battle of the Birds when the Dover-Eyota Eagles duke it out with the Wabasha-Kellogg Falcons at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Dover-Eyota is facing Wabasha-Kellogg at the right time seeing as Wabasha-Kellogg is stuck on a three-game losing streak.