The Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Chaparral Cowboys at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mater Academy East Las Vegas has four straight victories, Chaparral has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Chaparral better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Mater Academy East Las Vegas really get things going. Everything went Mater Academy East Las Vegas' way against Moapa Valley on Wednesday as Mater Academy East Las Vegas made off with a 49-26 win. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Amija Macon led the charge by putting up 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Myla Faught, who posted 18 points.
Meanwhile, Chaparral scored the most points they've had this season on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell to Pinecrest Academy Cadence 48-43.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas will need focus on slowing down Trinity Leemon, one of several Chaparral players who made an impact when they last played. She went 5 of 11 on her way to 14 points. R'Breial Hicks was another key player, earning 12 points.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Chaparral, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Mater Academy East Las Vegas hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 60.2 points per game. It's a different story for Chaparral, though, as they've been averaging only 24.4 points. The only thing between Mater Academy East Las Vegas and another offensive beatdown is Chaparral. Will they be able to keep them contained?
Everything came up roses for Mater Academy East Las Vegas against Chaparral when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 54-3 victory. In that contest, Mater Academy East Las Vegas amassed a halftime lead of 37-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
