On Tuesday, the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs faced the Sunnyside Blue Devils in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Sunrise Mountain snuck past Sunnyside with a 47-41 win.
Sunnyside's loss came despite strong showings from Ylena Gross and Nayeli Nidez-Acu?a. Gross scored 15 points, while Nidez-Acu?a dropped a double-double on 12 points and 17 rebounds. Nidez-Acu?a has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last five times she's played.
Sunrise Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Sunnyside, their defeat ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 24-4.
Sunrise Mountain didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 54-22 loss vs. Seton Catholic on the 15th. Sunnyside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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