Basketball Preview: Sunrise Mountain Mustangs vs. Mountain Pointe Pride
The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Mountain Pointe Pride at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Sunrise Mountain is leaving town to face Mountain Pointe after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Sunrise Mountain fell to Horizon 71-65. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Huskies 19-12 in the first quarter.
Sunrise Mountain might have lost, but man, Caden Hammond was a machine: he almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Hammond a new career-high in threes (three). Another player making a difference was Nate Carney, who went 5 for 6 en route to 12 points plus two steals.
Mountain Pointe kicked off their season on the road on Wednesday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a 69-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tucson High Magnet School. The Pride just can't catch a break and have now endured seven defeats in a row dating back to last season.
Sunrise Mountain came up short against Mountain Pointe in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, falling 82-77. Thankfully for Sunrise Mountain, Aiden Price (who almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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