The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs will head out to face off against the Willow Canyon Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Sunrise Mountain didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Centennial, but they still walked away with a 61-55 victory.
Caden Hammond was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 13 boards. Another player making a difference was Marcus Murray, who posted 11 points along with seven assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Willow Canyon came tearing into Tuesday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 68-41 win over the Cougars. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 21 points or more this season.
Willow Canyon's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-2. As for Sunrise Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 9-13.
Sunrise Mountain ended up a good deal behind Willow Canyon when the teams last played back in January, losing 70-54. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Willow Canyon's Maurice Carter II, who went 8 for 16 on his way to 21 points and five steals. Now that Sunrise Mountain knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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