It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They beat the Colts by a goal, winning 2-1. The win was nothing new for Sunrise Mountain as they're now sitting on five straight.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Luis Urias Garcia and
Kale Howell, who scored both of Sunrise Mountain's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 18 so far this season.
Sunrise Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4-2 record this season. As for Buena, they dropped their record down to 6-11 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Sunrise Mountain will challenge Metro Tech at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Arizona (Metro Tech is ranked 17th, while Sunrise Mountain is ranked 21st). Buena does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
