Evansville Bosse is 0-9 against Evansville Mater Dei since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Evansville Bosse Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Evansville Bosse suffered their biggest defeat since December 11, 2023 on Thursday. They were beaten by Evansville Harrison 61-34.
Meanwhile, Evansville Mater Dei came up short against Evansville Central on Thursday and fell 51-43. While losing is never fun, Evansville Mater Dei can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 179th, while Evansville Central is ranked 40th).
Evansville Bosse bumped their record down to 2-16 with that defeat, which was their 19th straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 17.3 points per game. As for Evansville Mater Dei, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season.
Evansville Bosse was dealt a bruising 62-14 defeat at the hands of Evansville Mater Dei in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. Thankfully for Evansville Bosse, Kate Wenger (who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
