Sunrise Mountain has gone 10-0 against Ironwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Ironwood Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Sunrise Mountain is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Last Thursday, Sunrise Mountain got the win against Tolleson by a conclusive 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-9, 25-18.
Among those leading the charge was Kami Milner, who had ten digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Sunrise Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Ironwood suffered their biggest loss since October 10th on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Centennial. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Coyotes recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-16, 25-10.
Sunrise Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won 20 of their last 24 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season. As for Ironwood, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Sunrise Mountain has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Ironwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Sunrise Mountain's way against Ironwood when the teams last played back in September, as Sunrise Mountain made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sunrise Mountain since the squad 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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