On Saturday, Sunrise Mountain faced Highland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs won by a set and slipped past the Highland Hawks 2-1. The Mustangs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Hawks, too.
Sunrise Mountain had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-13, 15-6.
Sunrise Mountain can attribute much of their success to Kami Milner, who had 11 digs.
When it comes to explaining why Highland lost, don't look at Alyx Daugherty. Despite the final result, she had 20 digs. With that strong performance, Daugherty is now averaging an impressive 10 digs per game.
Sunrise Mountain's record now sits at 24-7. As for Highland, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 24-8.
Sunrise Mountain has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Lake Havasu on the 15th. As for Highland, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Gilbert on the 15th.
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