The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Liberty Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Liberty better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Sunrise Mountain really get things going. Sunrise Mountain's defense stepped up to hand Lake Havasu a 7-0 shutout on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won five matchups by five goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Lake Havasu from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Connor Halley led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Liberty faced Mountain Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Liberty came out on top in a nail-biter against Mountain Ridge, sneaking past 2-1. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by just one goal.
Sunrise Mountain's win bumped their record up to 10-2-1. As for Liberty, they are also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season.
Sunrise Mountain skirted past Liberty 1-0 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Will Sunrise Mountain repeat their success, or does Liberty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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