The Mater Dei Knights and the Columbia Eagles will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Mater Dei saw some tournament action on Friday. They fell 67-59 to Nashville. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Mater Dei got top-tier performance from Gavin Peppenhorst, who shot 73% from the field on his way to 26 points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Beckett Wade, who went 5-for-10 en route to 14 points.
Meanwhile, Columbia came up short against Wesclin on Friday and fell 60-52.
Mater Dei will have to contain Eddie Smajic as he made an impact in Columbia's last game. He posted 20 points.
Mater Dei's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Columbia, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Mater Dei suffered a grim 61-38 defeat to Columbia when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Thankfully for the Knights, Sam Donald (who scored 21 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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