Sunrise Mountain is 0-8 against Ironwood since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs are on the road again and plays the Ironwood Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on February 24th. Sunrise Mountain's last four matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Tuesday, Sunrise Mountain faced Casteel in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Sunrise Mountain came out on top against Casteel by a score of 2-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Sunrise Mountain was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Kale Howell and
Connor Halley, who scored both of Sunrise Mountain's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 24 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Ironwood entered their tilt with Campo Verde with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Ironwood never let Campo Verde onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday.
Sunrise Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5-2 record this season. As for Ironwood, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3-1.
Sunrise Mountain might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Ironwood when the teams last played back in January. Can Sunrise Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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