Eldorado hasn't had much luck against Mater Academy East Las Vegas recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Eldorado Firehawks will welcome the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Eldorado is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 71-40 win over Cristo Rey St. Viator. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Firehawks as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Mater Academy East Las Vegas had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 83-46 win over the Pirates. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 29 points or more this season.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas had a senior duo take command as Lonnie Bass dropped a double-double on 31 points and 12 rebounds and Deven Taylor went 11 of 14 en route to 27 points and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bass has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Miles Williams, who posted two points and 13 assists.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas was working as a unit and finished the game with 30 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 21 assists in five consecutive games.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.1 points per game. As for Eldorado, their victory bumped their record up to 3-13.
Eldorado took a serious blow against Mater Academy East Las Vegas when the teams last played on January 7th, falling 73-18. Will Eldorado have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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