Basketball Recap: Mater Academy East Las Vegas Comes Up Short in High-Profile Contest with Salem Academy

Mater Academy East Las Vegas is ranked highly in their home state and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Salem Academy. The Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to the Salem Academy Crusaders. The Knights' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.

Amija Macon

Points

12/18/24 vs Salem Academy	31
12/12/24 vs Pinecrest Academy Cadence	29
12/10/24 vs Green Valley	26
12/07/24 vs Durango	24
12/14/24 vs Farrington	18

Despite the defeat, Mater Academy East Las Vegas saw an underclassman step up: freshman Amija Macon went 11 of 24 en route to 31 points along with six steals and five boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Macon has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Rubio-White, who posted nine points.

Mater Academy East Las Vegas' loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Salem Academy, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.

Mater Academy East Las Vegas wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 48-19 win against Palo Verde on the 19th. As for Salem Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-35 defeat against Denver South on the 19th.