Football Recap: Sunrise Mountain Miners vs. Boulder City Eagles
Sunrise Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 43-42 to the Boulder City Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Miners of the 21-7 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2019.
Easton Welbourne was a one-man wrecking crew for Boulder City as he picked up 153 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards. With that strong performance, Welbourne is now averaging an impressive 113 receiving yards per game.
Sunrise Mountain's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3. As for Boulder City, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sunrise Mountain will face off against Desert Oasis at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Oasis' defense has only allowed 17.2 points per game this season, so Sunrise Mountain's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Boulder City, they will welcome Mater Academy East Las Vegas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Boulder City focused on turnovers this week as team gave up six on Friday.
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