Recap: Sunrise Mountain Mustangs vs. Peoria Panthers
The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Peoria as Sunrise Mountain made off with a 78-53 victory. With Sunrise Mountain ahead 42-21 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Sunrise Mountain found their leader in underclassman Marcus Murray, who scored 15 points along with five steals. Those five steals set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Higgins, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.
Nehemiah Ward and Desmone Brooks-conley certainly did their best on Tuesday to try and avoid the loss. Ward scored 12 points, while Brooks-conley scored 11 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Those 12 points set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Marcus Jackson, who scored ten points.
The victory got Sunrise Mountain back to even at 6-6. As for Peoria, they have fallen quite a ways from their 28-5 record last season and are now at 1-8.
Sunrise Mountain and Meridian will round out the year against one another at 4:30 p.m. on December 28th at. Meridian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Sunrise Mountain likes a good challenge. Peoria's road trip will continue as they head out to face Stansbury at 6:00 p.m. on December 28th.
