After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Sunrise Mountain is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Browne Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Sunrise Mountain will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Mountain View on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 36-point defeat they were dealt last Friday. Sunrise Mountain fell just short of Mountain View by a score of 20-17.
Although Sunrise Mountain took the loss, they still got scores from Nicholas Bombaci and Nathan Anderson.
Meanwhile, Browne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 49-11 defeat at the hands of McClintock.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Miguel Fierro, who picked up 200 receiving yards. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenyon Hale, who threw for 278 yards and a touchdown.
Sunrise Mountain's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Browne, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-3.
Sunrise Mountain was able to grind out a solid win over Browne in their previous matchup back in October of 2014, winning 41-28. Will Sunrise Mountain repeat their success, or does Browne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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