Two dominant signal callers in Cheyanne Thornhill and Akemi Higa are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights will welcome the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Mater Academy East Las Vegas sitting on three straight victories and Desert Oasis on four.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Bonanza, who was ranked 18th at the time (Mater Academy East Las Vegas was ranked 16th). Mater Academy East Las Vegas came out on top against Bonanza by a score of 18-6 on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 6-6 at the break, but the Knights were the (much) better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Desert Oasis humbled Las Vegas with a 42-14 victory. Considering the Diamondbacks have won seven contests by more than 26 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas better keep an eye on Higa. She was instrumental in Desert Oasis' win, throwing for 236 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.2% of her passes, and also rushing for 108 yards and one touchdown on only 12 carries. That's the most rushing yards Higa has posted since back in December of 2023. Akiko Higa was another key player, picking up 157 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.0 points per game. As for Desert Oasis, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
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