Soccer Recap: Sunrise Mountain Takes Down Ranked Ironwood

Mustangs

Previous Games

02/04/25 @ Ironwood	2-0
01/29/25 vs Willow Canyon	4-0
01/27/25 @ Desert Edge	8-0
01/24/25 vs Bradshaw Mountain	5-0
01/21/25 @ Centennial	6-4
+ 4 more games

On Tuesday, Sunrise Mountain faced Ironwood in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs came out on top against the Ironwood Eagles by a score of 2-0. Give the Mustangs' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.

Kale Howell was the driving force of Sunrise Mountain's attack as he scored both of Sunrise Mountain's goals, bringing his season total up to 19 goals.

Sunrise Mountain's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those six matchups. As for Ironwood, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sunrise Mountain will welcome Kellis at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sunrise Mountain is facing Kellis at the right time seeing as Kellis is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Ironwood, they will be playing at home against Willow Canyon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.