Sunrise Mountain is 2-8 against Chaparral since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Sunrise Mountain Miners will look to defend their home court against the Chaparral Cowboys at 6:30 p.m.
Sunrise Mountain is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Green Valley on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sunrise Mountain had to suffer through a 69-35 loss at the hands of Green Valley. The Miners were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-14.
Meanwhile, Chaparral was able to grind out a solid victory over Western on Wednesday, taking the game 60-47. That 13 point margin sets a new team best for the Cowboys this season.
The win made it two in a row for Chaparral and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for Sunrise Mountain, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Sunrise Mountain came up short against Chaparral in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 72-62. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chaparral's Qualib Ghallab, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 20 boards. Now that Sunrise Mountain knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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