Mater Dei and Nashville are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Mater Dei Knights are taking a road trip to take on the Nashville Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Mater Dei is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.8 points per game this season.
Mater Dei is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Anthony just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Bulldogs 45-39.
Despite their defeat, Mater Dei saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Gavin Peppenhorst, who went 6 for 15 en route to 14 points and eight boards, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Elliott Rakers, who posted eight points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Nashville entered their tilt with DuQuoin on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Indians 58-32. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Indians are ranked 345th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mater Dei's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7. As for Nashville, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
Mater Dei came up short against Nashville in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 63-52. Can Mater Dei avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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