The Sunrise Mountain Miners will head out to square off against the Chaparral Cowboys at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Sunrise Mountain's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Chaparral's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Sunrise Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Legacy, who was ranked 18th at the time (Sunrise Mountain was ranked 17th). Sunrise Mountain fell to Legacy 18-14. The Miners' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Chaparral was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 12-6 to Durango. The loss continues a trend for the Cowboys in their matchups with the Trailblazers: they've now lost three in a row.
Chaparral's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Sunrise Mountain, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-4.
Sunrise Mountain lost to Chaparral on the road by a decisive 39-20 margin in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Thankfully for Sunrise Mountain, Taimane Laolagi-Aloy (who threw for 296 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of her passes, and also rushed for 30 yards) 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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