Basketball Recap: Friday's Defeat Ends Breese Central's Winning Streak

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

03/07/25 vs Althoff Catholic	44-56
03/04/25 vs Benton	41-30
02/28/25 vs Columbia	57-55
02/26/25 vs Nashville	38-36
02/21/25 @ Marquette Catholic	52-19

Breese Central and Althoff Catholic squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Breese Central had to settle for second. They fell 56-44 to the Althoff Catholic Crusaders. The Cougars' defeat signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.

Althoff Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dierre Hill Jr led the charge by putting up 15 points along with six boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Winkeler, who posted 13 points and six rebounds.

Breese Central's loss dropped their record down to 28-6. As for Althoff Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 29-5 record this season.

Breese Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Althoff Catholic, they will square off against Teutopolis at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Teutopolis sitting on six straight wins and Althoff Catholic on four.