Sunrise Mountain has gone 10-0 against Ironwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs will look to defend their home court against the Ironwood Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Sunrise Mountain will be looking to keep their 16-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Sunrise Mountain is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Arizona College Prep as Sunrise Mountain made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Sunrise Mountain was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-10, 25-12.
Sunrise Mountain relied on the efforts of Kami Milner, who had 12 digs, and Aubree Manning, who had six digs and three aces.
Ironwood aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Thursday extended their overall winning streak to four. They had just enough and edged Maricopa out 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (111-98) Ironwood actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 12-25, 25-23, 27-25, 19-25, 15-13.
Ironwood's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Keira Allen, who had 14 digs. Allen is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last three games she's played.
Sunrise Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 31-8 record this season. As for Ironwood, their win bumped their record up to 14-18.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Sunrise Mountain has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Ironwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sunrise Mountain took their victory against Ironwood in their previous matchup back in October by a conclusive 3-0. Does Sunrise Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ironwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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