Football Preview: Pahrump Valley Trojans vs. Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights
The Pahrump Valley Trojans will head out to face off against the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pahrump Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Pahrump Valley lost 28-7 to Virgin Valley on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mater Academy East Las Vegas). They were the clear victor by a 48-26 margin over Democracy Prep Agassi Campus on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won three games by 22 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Daylin James, who threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 53 yards. Malcolm Lawrence was James' top target, picking up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mater Academy East Las Vegas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Pahrump Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Pahrump Valley came up short against Mater Academy East Las Vegas in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 36-30. Can Pahrump Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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