On Thursday, Sunrise Mountain faced Liberty in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Liberty Lions. The Mustangs' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Sunrise Mountain started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-20.
Despite the loss, Sunrise Mountain had strong showings from Kami Milner, who had 14 digs, and Aubree Manning, who had nine digs.
Liberty can attribute much of their success to Hayden Granger, who had ten digs.
Sunrise Mountain's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 28-8. As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
Sunrise Mountain wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Centennial on the 28th. Liberty has also already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Boulder Creek on the 28th.
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