Even though the Apollo Hawks scored an imposing 56 points on Wednesday, the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs still came out on top. Sunrise Mountain sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 59-56 victory over Apollo. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Sunrise Mountain also won the last time the pair played back in January.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sunrise Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jason Higgins, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Andrew Balian, who scored 11 points along with 5 rebounds.
Despite the loss, Apollo still got an impressive performance from Elijah White, who scored 33 points along with 5 rebounds. White has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Christian Acevedo was another key contributor, scoring 8 points along with 7 rebounds and 3 steals.
The win got Sunrise Mountain back to even at 4-4. As for Apollo, their loss dropped their record down to 3-1.
Sunrise Mountain will be playing in front of their home fans against Mountain Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Apollo won't have much time to rest: their next game is against South Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on December 7th. South Mountain is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
