Sunrise Mountain's tournament run continued when they took on Steele Canyon on Saturday. The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs came out on top against the Steele Canyon Cougars by a score of 66-53. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 137th in Arizona, while the Cougars are ranked 604th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sunrise Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marcus Murray, who went 7 of 9 en route to 17 points and seven assists. Another player making a difference was Caden Hammond, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 14 points and seven rebounds.
Mustangs
| 01/04/25 vs Steele Canyon | 18 |
| 12/16/24 @ Mountain Ridge | 13 |
| 12/10/24 @ Kellis | 12 |
| 12/13/24 vs Liberty | 11 |
| 01/03/25 vs Chaparral | 9 |
Murray wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Sunrise Mountain was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Sunrise Mountain and bumps their season record up to 5-7. As for Steele Canyon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
Sunrise Mountain will face off against Canyon View at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Canyon View knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 matchups -- so hopefully Sunrise Mountain likes a good challenge. As for Steele Canyon, they will square off against La Costa Canyon at 3:00 p.m. on January 11th.
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