After six games on the road, Sunrise Mountain is heading back home. They will take on the Cactus Cobras at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up seven more assists than your opponent, a fact Sunrise Mountain proved on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 65-46 win over Horizon.
Jason Higgins was the offensive standout of the game as he dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Murray, who scored 9 points along with 5 assists and 4 steals.
Meanwhile, Cactus strolled past Eastmark with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 85-66. The win made it back-to-back wins for Cactus.
Bradey Henige had an outrageously good game as he dropped a double-double on 42 points and 22 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Cactus' points. Another player making a difference was Tyler Hutton, who scored 17 points along with 7 assists and 5 rebounds.
The win got Sunrise Mountain back to even at 3-3. As for Cactus, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Sunrise Mountain hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 62.5 points per game. However, it's not like Cactus struggles in that department as they've been even better at 79.5 per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run up the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
Sunrise Mountain couldn't quite finish off Cactus when the teams last played back in December of 2022 and fell 62-59. Will Sunrise Mountain have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
