The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Lake Havasu Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Sunrise Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.1 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Sunrise Mountain came up short against Ironwood and fell 69-60. The Mustangs have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Trey Hill, who went 7 of 13 en route to 18 points. Another player making a difference was Caden Hammond, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 14 points and six boards.
Even though they lost, Sunrise Mountain was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. This was only their tenth loss (out of 16 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, Lake Havasu was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They had to suffer through a 94-54 loss at the hands of Centennial. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Coyotes are ranked 95th).
Sunrise Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Lake Havasu, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Everything came up roses for Sunrise Mountain against Lake Havasu in their previous matchup on January 10th, as the squad secured an 89-33 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sunrise Mountain since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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