On Friday, the Pleasant Plains Cardinals didn't have quite enough to beat the Mater Dei Knights and fell 41-39. The loss was the Cardinals' first of the season.
Mater Dei's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gavin Peppenhorst, who went 6 for 14 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds and two steals. Conner Diekemper was another key player, posting 11 points.
Pleasant Plains' loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Mater Dei, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Pleasant Plains and Clinton will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Pleasant Plains is facing Clinton at the right time seeing as Clinton is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Mater Dei, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Marquette Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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