After two games on the road, Sunrise Mountain is heading back home. They will take on the Higley Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Thursday, Sunrise Mountain was beaten by Seton Catholic 54-22. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Sunrise Mountain has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Higley didn't have too much trouble with Centennial at home on Thursday as they won 51-33. The win made it back-to-back wins for Higley.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Higley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cadence Murdough, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. Murdough is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Claire Greenwade was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with seven assists and seven steals.
Sunrise Mountain's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-6. As for Higley, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 17-10.
Everything came up roses for Sunrise Mountain against Higley in their previous matchup back in December of 2019 as the squad secured a 73-17 win. In that game, Sunrise Mountain amassed a halftime lead of 46-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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