Cristo Rey St. Viator is 0-6 against Mater Academy East Las Vegas since December of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Cristo Rey St. Viator Royals will welcome the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Cristo Rey St. Viator was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 23-18 to Chaparral.
Meanwhile, Mater Academy East Las Vegas faced Virgin Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Mater Academy East Las Vegas took a 66-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of Virgin Valley. The Knights' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Cristo Rey St. Viator will need focus on slowing down Amija Macon, one of several Mater Academy East Las Vegas players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 18 points. Macon's evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. London Scott was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas' loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 16-6. As for Cristo Rey St. Viator, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Cristo Rey St. Viator took a serious blow against Mater Academy East Las Vegas in their previous meeting on January 10th, falling 89-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Macon, who went 14 of 20 en route to 30 points in addition to ten assists and ten rebounds. Now that Cristo Rey St. Viator knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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