Chaparral was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 52-50 heartbreaker at the hands of the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs. The Firebirds were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Mustangs earlier this season, when they won 66-57.
Leading Sunrise Mountain to victory were Trey Hill and Testimony Ayemoba. Hill went 6 for 10 on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds, while Ayemoba went 5 of 7 on his way to 12 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Ayemoba a new career-high in assists (two). Caden Hammond was another key player, putting up six points and 11 rebounds.
Chaparral's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Sunrise Mountain, they moved to 4-8 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Chaparral will square off against Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Centennial's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Sunrise Mountain, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-53 win against Steele Canyon on the 4th.
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