The MICDS Rams will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Mater Dei Knights at 6:30 p.m. MICDS will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.
Even though Central scored an imposing 60 points on Thursday, MICDS still came out on top. MICDS slipped by the Rebels 61-60. The score was all tied up 27-27 at the break, but MICDS was the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei strolled past the Wildcats with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 62-43. Mater Dei pushed the score to 51-31 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Drake Wagner, who scored 25 points along with two steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Mater Dei's points. Nick Lampe was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
MICDS's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Mater Dei, their victory bumped their record up to 13-14.
MICDS came out on top in a nail-biter against the Knights in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, sneaking past 65-62. Does MICDS have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
