The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs will challenge the West Point Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sunrise Mountain will be strutting in after a win while West Point will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row dating back to last season, Sunrise Mountain finally turned things around against Browne last Thursday. They blew past the Bruins 38-15. The Mustangs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Nicholas Bombaci went supernova for Sunrise Mountain, rushing for 137 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Bombaci is now averaging an impressive 105 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Nathan Anderson, who threw for 152 yards while completing 86.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sunrise Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, West Point was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 49-19 loss at the hands of Apollo.
Despite the loss, West Point got top-tier performance from Isaiah Smith, who rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. What's more, he's the matchup marked his third straight with at least 126 dating back to last season.
Sunrise Mountain's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for West Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Sunrise Mountain against West Point in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 66-6 win. Does Sunrise Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Point turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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