The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Desert Mountain Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up ten more assists than your opponent, a fact Sunrise Mountain proved on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 63-46 win over Mountain Ridge. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sunrise Mountain.
Jason Higgins was the offensive standout of the contest as he scored 20 points along with 8 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Sunrise Mountain's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Balian, who dropped a double-double on 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
Meanwhile, Desert Mountain entered their tilt with American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Desert Mountain walked away with a 75-67 victory over American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North on Friday.
Sunrise Mountain now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Desert Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Sunrise Mountain came up short against Desert Mountain when the teams last played back in December of 2022, falling 70-65. Will Sunrise Mountain have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
