On Tuesday, Mater Academy East Las Vegas faced Democracy Prep Agassi Campus in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights came out on top against the Democracy Prep Agassi Campus Blue Knights by a score of 75-64. This was a revenge game for the Knights: when they faced off against the Blue Knights back in December of 2024, they had to take a 67-54 defeat.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas had a senior duo take command as Miles Williams dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 assists and Deven Taylor went 6 of 8 en route to 17 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. That's the most points Taylor has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Lonnie Bass, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 12 points and eight rebounds.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now posted at least 21 assists in three consecutive contests.
Knights
| 01/21/25 vs Democracy Prep Agassi Campus | 75-64 |
| 01/15/25 vs Sunrise Mountain | 88-30 |
| 01/13/25 vs Cristo Rey St. Viator | 97-22 |
| 01/07/25 vs Eldorado | 73-18 |
| 12/20/24 vs The Vine Christian Academy | 77-63 |
| + 6 more games |
Mater Academy East Las Vegas pushed their record up to 13-6 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.4 points. As for Democracy Prep Agassi Campus, their loss ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mater Academy East Las Vegas will head out to face off against Moapa Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Moapa Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season. Democracy Prep Agassi Campus has already played their next game (against Eldorado), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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