The Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights will square off against the Moapa Valley Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, Mater Academy East Las Vegas humbled Cristo Rey St. Viator with a 62-8 victory. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Royals are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Moapa Valley over Chaparral in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Moapa Valley blew Chaparral out of the water with a 50-10 final score. The victory was nothing new for the Pirates as they're now sitting on six straight.
Moapa Valley is also on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.1 points per game. As for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, their win bumped their record up to 17-6.
Everything went Mater Academy East Las Vegas' way against Moapa Valley when the teams last played back in January, as Mater Academy East Las Vegas made off with a 49-26 victory. Will Mater Academy East Las Vegas repeat their success, or does Moapa Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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