The Sunrise Mountain Miners are taking a road trip to square off against the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Sunrise Mountain has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 20.
Last Monday, Sunrise Mountain came up short against Bonanza and fell 59-46.
Meanwhile, Mater Academy East Las Vegas didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Virgin Valley on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 77-72 victory. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Bulldogs are ranked 40th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sunrise Mountain better keep an eye on Miles Williams. He was instrumental in Mater Academy East Las Vegas' win, going 5 of 11 en route to 22 points along with eight assists and four steals. Those 22 points gave Williams a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kobe Robinson, who posted 13 points and five assists.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points per game. As for Sunrise Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
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