The Mohave Accelerated Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the NFL Yet Academy Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mohave Accelerated will be strutting in after a win while the Eagles will be coming in after a loss.
Mohave Accelerated scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Trivium Prep, posting a 100-44 win at home. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Mohave Accelerated has managed all season.
Meanwhile, NFL Yet Academy came up short against the Heroes on Thursday and fell 66-54. While losing is never fun, NFL Yet Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Heroes are ranked 126th).
NFL Yet Academy might have lost, but man, ABEL RUIZ was a machine: he scored 31 points. That was a full 57.4% of NFL Yet Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was RAUL LARA-CASTILLO, who scored 12 points.
Mohave Accelerated's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-9. As for NFL Yet Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-16.
Mohave Accelerated took their win against the Eagles in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 66-44. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was RUIZ, who scored 17 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mohave Accelerated still be able to contain RUIZ? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
