Ironwood is 0-10 against Sunrise Mountain since October of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The Ironwood Eagles will host the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs at 6:00 p.m.
Ironwood is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since October 10th on Monday. They came up short against Centennial, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-16, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Sunrise Mountain entered their tilt with Tolleson on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Wolverines as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-9, 25-18.
Sunrise Mountain can attribute much of their success to Kami Milner, who had ten digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Sunrise Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are a perfect 4-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Ironwood's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-17. As for Sunrise Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 24 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Ironwood has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Sunrise Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ironwood might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Sunrise Mountain in their previous matchup back in September. Will Ironwood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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