The Mater Dei Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Breese Central Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Mater Dei lost 11-2 to Mascoutah on Thursday. The Knights have struggled against the Indians recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Avery Strader was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Red Bud typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Breese Central proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Musketeers. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by seven runs or more this season.
Breese Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 18-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games. As for Mater Dei, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
Mater Dei came out on top in a nail-biter against Breese Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
