Evansville Mater Dei kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a blow against the Heritage Hills Patriots, falling 60-30. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 50-31 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2023.
Heritage Hills got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Mia Becher out in front who went 7 for 9 en route to 19 points plus eight rebounds and three blocks. The dominant performance also gave Becher a new career-high in threes (four). Carlie Still was another key player, going 7 for 15 en route to 14 points.
Heritage Hills' win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Evansville Mater Dei will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Tecumseh at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Heritage Hills, they will hit the road for the first time this season to take on Jasper at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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