The Desert Mountain Wolves will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Desert Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Cicero Prep Academy 67-19 on Wednesday. The Wolves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 24 points or more this season.
Desert Mountain found their leader in freshman Bella Aguirre, who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points plus seven assists and six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Aguirre has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Nicolette Kelly, who earned eight points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Sunrise Mountain won against Chaparral on Wednesday with 53 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Everything went Sunrise Mountain's way against Horizon as Sunrise Mountain made off with a 53-33 victory. That 20 point margin sets a new team best for the Mustangs this season.
The win was the third in a row for Desert Mountain, bringing their record for this year to 4-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.7 points per game. As for Sunrise Mountain, the victory was also the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Desert Mountain was taken down by Sunrise Mountain 65-20 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Desert Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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