Basketball Game Preview: Cristo Rey St. Viator Royals vs. Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas Falcons

Cristo Rey St. Viator is 0-3 against Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas since November of 2023 but things could change on Friday. Both will face off at 5:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

On Thursday, Cristo Rey St. Viator had to suffer through a 62-8 loss at the hands of Mater Academy East Las Vegas. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Knights are ranked 19th).

Meanwhile, Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas came up short against The Meadows School on Thursday, falling 47-23.

This is the second loss in a row for Cristo Rey St. Viator and nudges their season record down to 1-11. As for Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas, they now have a losing record at 7-8.

Cristo Rey St. Viator was taken down by Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas 67-32 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas' Bella Robinson, who dropped a double-double on 42 points and ten steals. Now that Cristo Rey St. Viator knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.