The Sierra Vista Mountain Lions will be playing at home against the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sierra Vista's defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so Mater Academy East Las Vegas' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Sierra Vista is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 56 points on October 10th, they were much more limited against Spring Valley two weeks ago. They fell 14-7 to the Grizzlies. Mountain Lions fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Grizzlies since two weeks ago.
Sierra Vista didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Trenton Mitchell.
Meanwhile, Mater Academy East Las Vegas humbled Eldorado with a 40-8 victory. Considering the Knights have won five matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Mater Academy East Las Vegas' win came down to the chemistry between James Monaghan IV and his top target Majik McMillion. Monaghan IV threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes while McMillion picked up 48 receiving yards and one TD. Monaghan IV has been hot, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last five times he's played.
One reason for the win was Mater Academy East Las Vegas' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Eldorado's QB won't forget Quenshawn 'Q' Tinner anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Tinner is becoming a predictor of Mater Academy East Las Vegas' success: when he posts at least one sack the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
The victory made it two in a row for Mater Academy East Las Vegas and bumps their season record up to 6-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 14 points in those games. As for Sierra Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Sierra Vista has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 171.2 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Mater Academy East Las Vegas has preferred to attack from the air: they average 297.7 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
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