Mater Dei Catholic suffered their biggest defeat since December 11, 2024 on Saturday. They came up short against the Monterey Trail Mustangs, falling 81-57. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 34th).
Despite the loss, Mater Dei Catholic still got an impressive performance from Davaughn Hueitt, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 15 rebounds. Mater Dei Catholic is 3-1 when Hueitt posts ten or more rebounds, but 4-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Johnathan Hawthorne, who went 7 of 17 on his way to 18 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Monterey Trail to victory, but perhaps none more so than Devaughn Dorrough, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 15 boards. Dorrough has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last three times he's played. Rashawn Inglemon was another key player, going 7 of 13 on his way to 19 points.
Mater Dei Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.6 points per game. As for Monterey Trail, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Mater Dei Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 94-86 loss against American Heritage on the 30th. Monterey Trail has also already played their next game, a 74-71 victory against Sierra Vista on the 30th.
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