Basketball Game Preview: Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks vs. ALA - Gilbert North Eagles

The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks will head out on the road to challenge the ALA - Gilbert North Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ironwood Ridge has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.

Ironwood Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging an 86-42 victory over Rio Rico. The Nighthawks pushed the score to 73-33 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hawks had no chance of recovering from.

It was another big night for Carter Brown, who posted 43 points. The game was his tenth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Dalton Yarmolovich, who put up 13 points.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, ALA - Gilbert North's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They came up short against Prescott, falling 62-37. The match marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Ironwood Ridge's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points per game. As for ALA - Gilbert North, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.