The Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders will take on the Rancho Christian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Mater Dei Catholic has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight defeats, while Rancho Christian will come in with four straight victories.
Last Wednesday, Mater Dei Catholic came up short against Olympian and fell 59-52. 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 336th, while the Eagles are ranked 57th).
Meanwhile, Rancho Christian earned a 65-58 win over Rancho Verde on Thursday.
Rancho Christian is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season. As for Mater Dei Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Mater Dei Catholic came up short against Rancho Christian in their previous meeting back in January of 2018, falling 78-67. Thankfully for Mater Dei Catholic, Isaiah Mobley (who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 17 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.
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