Sunrise Mountain hasn't had much luck against Faith Lutheran recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Sunrise Mountain Miners will head out to take on the Faith Lutheran Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sunrise Mountain is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Wednesday. They took a blow against Mater Academy East Las Vegas, falling 88-30. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Knights are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, Faith Lutheran was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 54-53 to Green Valley. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sunrise Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Faith Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Sunrise Mountain took a serious blow against Faith Lutheran in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 87-57. Thankfully for Sunrise Mountain, Caleb Pigg? (who went 10 for 11 en route to 21 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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