The Mountain Pointe Pride will head out on the road to face off against the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Pointe has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
On Tuesday, Mountain Pointe came up short against Arizona College Prep and fell 52-44.
Meanwhile, Sunrise Mountain came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 47-40 win over the Huskies. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Huskies are ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sunrise Mountain's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Mountain Pointe, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Mountain Pointe lost to Sunrise Mountain on the road by a decisive 58-44 margin when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can Mountain Pointe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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