The Sunrise Mountain Mustangs will face off against the Centennial Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sunrise Mountain is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Sunrise Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Liberty, who was ranked fifth at the time (Sunrise Mountain was ranked eighth). Sunrise Mountain never let Liberty onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won six contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Centennial was forced to settle for a draw. They and La Joya Community finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw on Thursday.
Sunrise Mountain pushed their record up to 11-2-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. With that draw, Centennial's record moves to 4-4-1.
Sunrise Mountain came out on top in a nail-biter against Centennial in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sunrise Mountain since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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