Sunrise Mountain lost against Ironwood back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs fell 69-60 to the Ironwood Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Eagles are ranked 12th).
Sunrise Mountain's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Trey Hill, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Hammond, who went 6 of 12 en route to 14 points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Sunrise Mountain was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. This was only their tenth loss (out of 16 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Sunrise Mountain has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points per game. As for Ironwood, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sunrise Mountain will face off against Lake Havasu at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Ironwood, they will square off against Willow Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Willow Canyon is on a five-game streak of home wins, Ironwood a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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