The Cheyenne Desert Shields are taking a road trip to take on the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cheyenne will be strutting in after a victory while Mater Academy East Las Vegas will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Cheyenne turned things around against Rancho on Friday. They walked away with a 14-7 win over the Rams.
Meanwhile, Mater Academy East Las Vegas unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 53-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of Silverado. While the Knights had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Skyhawks 12-6.
Cheyenne will have to contain James Monaghan IV as he made an impact in Mater Academy East Las Vegas' last game. He threw for 475 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 41 yards. Monaghan IV is becoming a predictor of Mater Academy East Las Vegas' success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Mater Academy East Las Vegas' defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-3. As for Cheyenne, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-5.
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