It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mater Dei Catholic can now relate to. They took a 48-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Marin Catholic Wildcats on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Wildcats are ranked 31st).
Jarika Chan
| 03/14/25 vs Marin Catholic | 15 |
| 02/26/25 @ Victory Christian Academy | 13 |
| 02/19/25 vs Fallbrook | 13 |
| 02/13/25 vs Montgomery | 13 |
| 01/06/25 vs Granite Hills | 13 |
Mater Dei Catholic's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jordyn Worley, who went 6-for-11 en route to 15 points along with eight boards and four blocks, and Jarika Chan, who posted 15 points. Those 15 points gave Chan a new career-high. Catrice Chan was another key player, putting up five points.
Even though they lost, Mater Dei Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. This was only their second loss (out of 13 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Mater Dei Catholic moved to 21-14 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points over those games. As for Marin Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-11 record this season.
As of now, neither Mater Dei Catholic nor Marin Catholic have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
