The Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Pinecrest Academy Cadence Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Cristo Rey St. Viator. Everything went Mater Academy East Las Vegas' way against Cristo Rey St. Viator on Wednesday as Mater Academy East Las Vegas made off with a 3-0 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Knights as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-21, 25-14.
Malcolm Lawrence
| 03/05/25 @ Cristo Rey St. Viator | 10 |
| 04/15/24 vs Founders Classical Academy | 3 |
| 04/10/24 @ Somerset Academy Losee | 2 |
| 04/05/24 vs Pinecrest Academy Cadence | 2 |
| 04/18/24 vs Moapa Valley | 1 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mater Academy East Las Vegas to victory, but perhaps none more so than Malcolm Lawrence, who had ten aces, five digs, and two blocks. Those ten aces gave Lawrence a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Maximiliano Ortega, who had 20 digs and three aces.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since March 25, 2024. They blew past American Heritage Academy 3-0.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence never let American Heritage Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-23.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas came out on top in a nail-biter against Pinecrest Academy Cadence in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Does Mater Academy East Las Vegas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pinecrest Academy Cadence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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