It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs can now relate to. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 55-54 to the Chargers. Sunrise Mountain was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as McClintock apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2019.
Sunrise Mountain's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marcus Murray, who scored 11 points along with seven assists and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Balian, who scored seven points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Taimari Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for McClintock, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 16 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Josh McManaway, who scored 14 points.
Sunrise Mountain has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-17 record this season. As for McClintock, their win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-5.
Sunrise Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for McClintock, they will head out on the road to take on Apollo at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Apollo knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past six games -- so hopefully McClintock likes a good challenge.
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