Sunrise Mountain fought the good fight in their overtime game against Mountain Ridge on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 70-63 to the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (60), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Caden Hammond, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Murray, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 16 points.
Even though they lost, Sunrise Mountain was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain Ridge only racked up five assists.
It was another big night for Jaiden Thompson, who went 13 of 22 on his way to 35 points for Mountain Ridge. The contest was Thompson's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jagger Cockrell, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 boards.
Sunrise Mountain has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Mountain Ridge, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-6.
When Sunrise Mountain and Mountain Ridge next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Sunrise Mountain will try to stop Canyon View's nine-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on January 8, 2025. Sunrise Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season. Similarly, Mountain Ridge will try to stop Deer Valley's four-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025.
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