Basketball Recap: Mater Academy East Las Vegas Piles Up the Points Against Canyon Springs

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mater Academy East Las Vegas). They blew past the Canyon Springs Pioneers 70-29 on Monday. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Knights had established a 38 point advantage.

Mater Academy East Las Vegas' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Miles Williams, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 assists. The dominant performance also gave Williams a new career-high in steals (five). Lonnie Bass was another key player, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 20 boards.

Mater Academy East Las Vegas' win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35 points. As for Canyon Springs, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.

Mater Academy East Las Vegas will host Moapa Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mater Academy East Las Vegas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60 points per game this season. As for Canyon Springs, they will take on Rancho at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Rancho's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.