Mater Dei has won five straight games at home, while St. Anthony has won five straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Mater Dei Knights will welcome the St. Anthony Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Mater Dei strolled past Nokomis with points to spare, taking the game 64-46. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Redskins are ranked 438th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/14/25 @ Nokomis | 18 |
| 01/11/25 @ Carbondale | 16 |
| 01/08/25 vs Litchfield | 21 |
Gavin Peppenhorst and Elliott Rakers were among the main playmakers for Mater Dei as the former went 7 for 14 en route to 18 points along with five assists and five rebounds and the latter went 7 of 9 on his way to 17 points and three blocks. The contest was Peppenhorst's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jared Hemker, who posted 12 points and five boards.
Meanwhile, St. Anthony took their matchup on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 62-30 victory over Neoga. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
Mater Dei is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for St. Anthony, their win bumped their record up to 15-2.
Mater Dei was taken down by St. Anthony 78-45 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mater Dei was down 40-16.
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