After flying high against Cristo Rey St. Viator on Tuesday, Moapa Valley came back down to earth. The Moapa Valley Pirates were outmatched by the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights and fell 83-46. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Knights are ranked 11th).
Moapa Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-6.
While Moapa Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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