The Mojave Rattlers will challenge the Democracy Prep Agassi Campus Blue Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mojave knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 19 games -- so hopefully Democracy Prep Agassi Campus likes a good challenge.
Mojave is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Bishop Gorman, who was ranked second at the time (Mojave was ranked fifth). Mojave fell just short of Bishop Gorman by a score of 70-67 on Tuesday. The Rattlers haven't had much luck with the Gaels recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
| 01/21/25 @ Bishop Gorman | 32 |
| 01/16/25 vs Foothill | 19 |
| 01/15/25 @ Coronado | 19 |
| 01/11/25 vs Las Vegas | 24 |
| 01/08/25 vs Desert Pines | 28 |
Despite the loss, Mojave got top-tier performance from C.J. Shaw, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and ten boards. Shaw's evening made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zacarrion Jackson, who posted 14 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Mojave smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Democracy Prep Agassi Campus blew past Eldorado, posting a 69-17 win.
Democracy Prep Agassi Campus has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.4 points per game. As for Mojave, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
Everything came up roses for Mojave against Democracy Prep Agassi Campus in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, as the team secured a 79-48 victory. Does Mojave have another victory up their sleeve, or will Democracy Prep Agassi Campus turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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