The Sunrise Mountain Miners and the Malibu Sharks will round out the year against one another at at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sunrise Mountain saw some tournament action on Saturday. They lost to Elko on the road by a 61-47 margin. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Indians are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, Malibu was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 63-59 heartbreaker at the hands of San Fernando Valley Academy.
Sunrise Mountain has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Malibu, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
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