The Willow Canyon Wildcats have been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were dealt a 49-19 defeat at the hands of Sunrise Mountain on Wednesday. Willow Canyon has not had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Willow Canyon struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Sunrise Mountain's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Addison Wiemann, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds. Jaden Maza was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with five rebounds.
Willow Canyon's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-6. As for Sunrise Mountain, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Willow Canyon won't have much time to rest: their next game is against the Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on January 25th. Centennial is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses. As for Sunrise Mountain, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on January 25th. Ironwood will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Mustangs are ranked 22nd).
